2 APRIL 1948, page 22

The Cultivation Of Joy

THESE are two books that it is impossible to review in the orthodox manner. They are collections made deliberately to illustrate a faith. It is that faith which is the important......

Victorian Art Critics

A Century of British Painters. By Samuel and Richard Redgrave. (Phaidon Press. 10s. 6d.) Tuns book is a classic, and there is every reason why it should be, since it is highly......

Unmemorable Epigrams

THE late Professor Hudson opens his book by quoting an epigram on epigrams: " The epigram is a witty kind of writing—though not all who write it are witty." And, he adds, not......