13 JULY 1944, Page 22

Harrap's Shorter French.English Dictionary, Vol. II., English- French. (Harrap. 125.

6d.) Tans is Vol II of the English-French section of Harrap's Shorter French and English Dictionary, an abridgment of their famous large two-volume Standard Dictionary edited by J. E. Mansion, which is the finest dictionary of its kind for general use. This abridged version will be found to meet all the demands of the educated reader, who will rarely find that he has to have recourse to the larger version. It ,has the same virtues of large and clear type, abundant examples, and a rich supply of idiomatic forms, and is unquestionably of remarkable value.