6 AUGUST 1954, page 29

The Author Of This Book Is A Member Of The

Bavarian royal family, at present earning his living as a freelance journalist. Like other German royalties, he did not enjoy favour under the Nazi regime and spent the last......

Cricket My Happiness. By A. A. Thomson. (museum Press. 12s.

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The English Have Much The Same Attitude Towards Literary...

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The Full, Various And Often Contradictory Life Of Daniel...

is most interesting in itself and capable of a number of interpre- tations. But after reading this latest bio- graphy I look forward to reading another where the events of the......