14 FEBRUARY 1941, page 24

Fiction

The Best Short Stories of 1940. Edited by Edward J. O'Brien. (Cape. 8s. 6d.) THERE is at the moment a controversial fluttering as to what the short story is—character, an......

Holy Habit

The Land of Spices. By Kate O'Brien. (Heinemann. 8s. 6c1.) THE chief character of Miss O'Brien's new novel is the Reverend Mother of a convent. She is English and the Order she......

The Unfamiliar Angle

More Details from Pictures in the National Gallery. Introduction by Sir Kenneth Clark. (Printed for the Trustees. 75. 6d.) IF you never go to the Queen's Hall but constantly......