14 NOVEMBER 1952, page 28

In 1931 The Women's Institute At Marnhull, Dorset, Won First

prize in a County com- petition for the best village history. The leader in the project later added to the material, and a Marnhull book was published in 1940. To celebrate the......

The Early Histories Of Most Parts Of Central London Are

already as well-recorded as they are documented. It is odd therefore to find that the history of Berkeley Square and its adjoining streets has been neglected. Mr. Johnson has......

The Great Charlie. By Robert Payne. (andre Deutsch. 16s.)...

CHAPLIN 'S visit to England has dis- lodged an avalanche of books concerning his life and art. Unquestionably Mr. Payne's is the best of the bunch, a worthy tribute to a genius.......

Shorter Notices

Sergei M. Eisenstein. By Marie Seton. (Bodley Head. 35s.) AFTER the Russian Revolution, Eisenstein started to make films and edit them with the idea that the joined lengths of......

In The Mink. By Anne Scott-james. (michael Joseph. 12s. 6d.)

In The Mink. By Anne Scott-James. (Michael Joseph. 12s. 6d.) I Jus - r don't know how much In The Mink would appeal to people who have never had anything to do with the......