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The Metropolitan Police

Scotland Yard. By Sir Harold Scott. (Andre Deutsch. 16s.) SIR HAROLD Scone who was Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police from 1945 to 1953, has dedicated this book to the men......

Joys Of Literature

Lonely Pleasures. By Daniel George. (Cape. 15s.) ANTHOLOGIES are supposed to be out of date at the moment but a self-chosen George anthology deserves to be always in fashion.......

Shakespearean Approaches

Talking of Shakespeare. Edited by John Garrett. (Hodder and Stoughton with Max Reinhardt. 20s.) Tins book could very easily have become a sort of Light Programme version of the......

Liberty In Ireland

The Freedom of the Press in Ireland, 1784-1841. By Brian Inglis. (Faber & Faber. 25s.) The Freedom of the Press in Ireland, 1784-1841. By Brian Inglis. (Faber & Faber. 25s.)......