25 MAY 1929, page 30

Monsignor Mann Steadily Continues His Monumental Lives Of...

in the Middle Ages. The fifteenth volume, just published (Kegan Paul, - Trench, Trubner & Co., 15s.), deals with the second half of the thirteenth century. It covers four short......

On The Seventh Of May, 1429, Five Hundred Years Ago,

Orleans was taken from the English and their Burgundian allies by Joan of Arc. ' It is fitting that at this time, when France is celebrating the victory of the Maid we in......

One Of The Most Curious Books .on The East That

we have lately come across is An :Indian Journey, by Waldemar Bonsels (Allen and Unwin,.- 7s. 6d.)-, Mr. Bonsels appears to have been a very unusual, net to .say eccentric,......

More Books Of The Week

(Continued from page 826.) The value of contemporary history is at last appreciated, Net even 'among ;this generation - there must be many wh o look askance at an attempt to......

Fiction

A Foolish Angel, and Some Grotesque Mortals THOSE who were charmed by the clear harmonies of The Green Lacquer Fatilion will not be cheated in their expectations by The Love of......

- Answers To Questions On Legal Topics

I. Lord Hailsharn. - _---2. Francis Bacon.-3. (a) 12. (b) 8. 4. The Representative of the Crown in the Probate, Admiralty and Divorce Division of the High Court.-5. Sir......

A Library List Reference Boons :-the Annual Register,...

by M. Epstein. (Longman. 8084-Handbook of Income Tax. By C. H. Tolley. (Waterlow. ls.)-- The Statesman's Year-Book. Edited by M. Epstein. (Macmillan. 20s4-Rock Gardens. By A.......