13 FEBRUARY 1932, page 28

The February Reviews

DISARMAMENT is discussed in all the February reviews, but nowhere more frankly than by Admiral Sir Herbert Richmond in the Fortnightly. He looks to the neutrals to insist in any......

Farmer's Glory By A. G. Street

Farmer's Glory, by A. G. Street (Faber and Faber, 7s. lid.), is au account of the life of a farmer's son since the beginning of this century. Mr. Street has a good eye, a good......

The Best One-act Plays Of 1931 Collected By J. W.

Marriot In the foreword to his new collection—The Best One-Act Plays of 1931 (Harrap, 5s.) Mr. J. W. Marriot says, " The task of collecting a dozen one-act plays of real merit......

Alfred Belt By Seymour Fort

Rhodes's friend and collaborator not only in building up the diamond and gold industries of South Africa, but also in founding Rhodesia, has had to wait long for a literary......

Must The League Fail F By Mrs. L. A. Zimmern

Mrs. Zimmern has evidently asked the question her title, Most the League Fail ? (Hopkinson, 2s. 6d.), embodies under the influence of the disappointment which the League's......

An Egyptian Childhood By Dr. Taba Hussein Ati Egyptian...

by Taha Hussein (Routledge, Lis.) is a very remarkable book from many , points of view, chiefly as being the first thing of its kind to come from Egypt ; and though it may seem......

Faraday And His Metallurgical Researches By Sir Robert...

Sir Robert Hadfield, who is well known as one of the highest living authorities on iron and- steel, has done excellent and loving service to the memory of Michael Faraday. The......