20 MAY 1943, page 15

The Problem Of Inheritance

Habit and Heritage. By Frederic Wood Jones. (Kegan Paul. 5s.) NOBODY who has ever listened to or read the work of Professor Wood Jones can have failed to recognise the spell of......

David And Mr. Duff Cooper

David. By Duff Cooper. (Cape. los. 6d.) THERE are two possible ways of reviewing Mr. Duff Cooper's book. One way is the way of historical scholarship. About that, the less said......

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A Great Italian The Seed Beneath the Snow. By Ignazio Silone. (Cape. los. 6d.) Amour six months ago, before the final Italian debacle in Africa, the Fascist Government put......