18 NOVEMBER 1949, page 68

Children's Books

IN the later months of the year the trickle of books for children becomes a flood. Three-quarters of them are ephemeral—with well-worn themes, slipshod writing and poor......

Shorter Notices

For King or Parliysent. By Philip Lindsay. (Evans Bros. 10s. 6ti.) CRITICISING publishers, Mr. Harold Nicolson recently wrote: "The worst about many (book) wrappers is that they......