31 MARCH 1917, Page 17

" Ultima Thule sendeth greeting," sincere though belated, to Shake.

spenre in the shape of an Icelandic poem by Matthias Jochumeson which has been published with an English version by Professor Gollancz (Oxford University Press, Is. net); The poet, now eighty years of age, recalls his studies and translations of Shakespeare, and in a graceful conclusion suggests that Britain's character—the spirit of Shakespeare— assures her victory.