7 MAY 1954, page 26

Books Of The Week

Janus's Backward Look By SIR WILLIAM BEACH THOMAS S OME years ago an Irish lady of great charm, a relation of Sir Horace Plunkett, wrote an account of her life under the tide,......

Mr. Lucas's Achievement As A Translator And As An Introducer

of Greek poetry seems to me to be not only extensive but admirable. His first book, Greek Poetry for Everyman, with its excellent notes, deserved all the high praise it......