29 SEPTEMBER 1928, page 19

From South Africa Comes An Addition To The Host Of

books. on food. Food, Fitness and Figure,. by. Miss - Mary Hyam (Essen. and Co., 7s. 6d.) bears a title that explains itself, but the book deserves mention because of its good......

The Collected Poems Of Mr. D. H. Lawrence, Published In

two volumes by Seeker at £1 ls., will be enthusiastically received by his devotees, and curiously considered by all who are interested in contemporary literature. When these......

Some Of The Ethereal Lyrics Of " A. E." Have

recently been finely printed by Crosby Gaige in New York, under the title of Midsummer Eve. The poem which gives the little volume its name murmurs ingenuous yet subtle things......

Mr. 0. G. S. Crawford's Excellent Quarterly, Antiquity...

John Bellows, 5s. 6d.) is as readable as ever in its September issue. We may mention Mr. Cover's article on Cornish place-names and Mr. Wildte's account of " Scandina- vian......

Messrs. Wells Gardner, Darton And Co. Give Us Excellent...

in a new Gulliver, illustrated by Mr. Rene Bull, with four maps and the two frontispieces of the 1726 edition. Seven and sixpence is a very little price for the four lovely......

Some Books Of The Week

DURING the past month the books most in demand at The Times Book Club have been :— Nox-Ficriow.—Memories and Reflections, by the Earl of Oxford and Asquith ; Roamin' in the......

We Congratulate The National Book Council (3 Henrietta...

2) on the excellent series of pamphlets they are issuing, called Readers' Guides. They are brief reviews, very well printed and arranged, of all the most important books , being......

Britannia, The New Sixpenny Weekly, Has Come Out With A

flourish of trumpets. As we go to press, we have only seen a few proofs of Mr. Gilbert Frankau's new paper, but we can cordially approve of the following : " There, will be no......

It Is Very True That No One Knows The Preciousness

of sight better than the journalist ; and that is one reason why we are so glad to refer to the excellent work done by the National Institute for the Blind. It has just......

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The Competition Tee Editor Offers A Prize Of Five Guineas

for the most practical suggestions, written legibly on a postcard, on " If I were the Editor of the Spectator." The closing date for this competition will be Friday, October......