17 DECEMBER 1948, page 24

Adventures In Office

IT is perhaps hardly a compliment to Lord Swinton (whom some remember as Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister and some as Sir Philip Lloyd- Graeme) to observe that he has written an......

The Reign Of Henry Viii

Henry VIII and the Reformation. By H. Maynard Smith. (Mac- millan. 30s.) THE reign of Henry VIII has attracted so many historians during the past eighty years that there might......

Birds And Flowers

Tropical Birds. From plates by John Gould. Introduction and Notes by Sacheverell Sitwell. (Batsford. 6s. 6d.) English Garden Flowers. By John Nash. (Duckworth. 15s.) THE very......