8 MAY 1942, page 14

The Optimistic Thirties

A Tale of Ten Cities. By George Sava. (Faber and Faber. 85. 6d.) ONCE upon a time the Englishman who sat in cafés while discussing the fate of the British Empire with foreigners......

The Muse At Home

Street Songs. By Edith Sitwell. (Macmillan. 3s. 6d.) Work in Hand. By Robert Graves, Norman Cameron and Alan Hodge. (Hogarth Press. 2s. 6d.) Ruins and Visions. By Stephen......