22 MARCH 1930, page 43

• Books Of Reference May Easily Become A Weariness To

the flesh. Either you become their slave, or you hate the sight Of theni. But all of us can unite in welcoming such a handy little vade-mecum as Dod's Peerage (W. D.'S. Taylor,......

Fiction

Idealists Rogue Herries. By Hugh Walpole. (Macmillan. 10s. 6d.) IF idealism may be defined as the capacity to be disturbed by gleams of aspiration, even though the gleams be......

More Books Of The Week

(Continued from page 497.) Every local antiquary who writes a Careful history of his parish does a good work. Canon A. F. Northcote has increased the value of his Notes on the......

We Regret That The Name Of The Author Of The

novel Grey Seas (Heath Cranton, 6s.) reviewed in last week's issue of the Spectator, Was given as Rex Palmer. It should have been Rex Clements.......

General Knowledge Questions

Oun weekly prize of one guinea for the best thirteen Questions submitted is awarded -this week to Mrs. Hale, " Acres," Watermillock, Penrith, for the following :- - Questions on......