6 APRIL 1944, page 18

Rich-hearted Countryman

IN Sir William Beach Thomas's own words, his task as a journalist has been to bring the breath of the country into English newspapers ; and certainly he fulfils this task in a......

Our Coastal War

We Fought Them in Gunboats. By Lieutenant - Commander Robert Peverell Hichens, D. S.O., D.S.C., R.N.V.R. (Michael Joseph. 9s. 6d.) WAR is reported in many ways ; there are many......

The Roman Joyce

James Joyce. By Harry Levin. (Faber and Faber. 8s. 6d.) THE shade of James Joyce is probably smiling rather sadly up its sleeve at this quite excellent study, because, although......