6 MAY 1955, page 32

Naval Broadside

'THIS monumental work' is how the blurb describes this book, and for once the blurb is right. The first two words are: 'Broadsides—Shoot 1' and for the next 450 pages the......

Good-humoured Ladies

WHEN all else fails at the party, and George has finally found the drink, we can always play Fit the Author to the Quotation. We'll start with two easy ones : 'I saw no hampers......

It's A Crime

'PROFESSIONAL' is a word of critical approval that leaves behind it something of an after-taste. It suggests perhaps a proficiency slightly suspect, technique stiffening into......