20 FEBRUARY 1942, page 18

Defect Of Character

IN recent years, several very worthy efforts have been made to restore the literary periodical to popular favour by presenting it as a book. The latest venture of the Hogarth......

The Devil At Work

The Screwtape Letters. By C. S. Lewis. (Geoffrey Bles. is.) Tins is a witty and profound book. It is also a flag hoisted on an advanced stronghold which shows us the direction......

The Ballet Of Our Time

Reminiscences of the Russian Ballet. By Alexandre Benois. (Putnam. ass.) Balletomane's Sketch-Book. By K. Ambrose and A. Haskell (A. and C. Black. las. 6d.) M. BENOIS was one of......