18 APRIL 1931, page 38

Vain Pursuit. By Grant Richards. (grant Richards. 7s....

the disintegration of an Oxford don's married life with the descent into domesticity of a plutocratic cocktail-drinking pair to the accompaniment of the best food and wine in......

New Novels

VAGABONDS. By Knut Hamsun. (Cassell's. 8s. 6d.)— Sympathetically describes at great length the hand-to- mouth existence of two lads in a small Norwegian fishing village and......

Joseph And Peter. By Anton Gabele. (hopkinson. 7s....

peasant drama describing the gradual growth of a feud between twin brothers dominated by a tyrannous old father. Carefully written, but emotionally dead.......

On The Roan.

Over a very rough surface the chassis and steering behaved very well indeed. The body, windows and doors, however, do not take so kindly to this harsh treatment. The brakes......

The Visitant. By Ludwig Tiligel. (seeker. 7s. 6d.)— This...

triangle situation, metaphysically interpreted in the way dearly loved by Germans, is made sinister by an element of dual personality in it. Absorbing, but (the wife excepted)......

Motoring Notes

The 2-Litre Rover THIS is the smallest of the Rover range of three six-cylinder cars ' • the tax is /16, 'and the price of either the fabric or coach- built saloons is £298.......

The Chassis .and Engine.

The engine has six cylinders of bore and stroke, 65 mm. by 101.6 mm., the overhead valves, being operated by push-rods. A gear-type pump forces oil to all main bearings,......

A Historical Romance

Brave Employments. By Marjorie Bowen. (Collins. Ss. 6d.) ONCE again Miss Bowen has maintained our trust in her as a writer of sound historical romance, a painstaking chronicler......