10 APRIL 1959, page 30

Betimes Away

THE lure of speed is usually felt most strongly by inarticulate people. Mike Hawthorn was not only inarticulate but also modest; so he refrains from pronouncements, whether......

Bourbon On The Rocks

Daughter of France: The Life of Anne Marie Louise d'Orlians, Duchesse de Montpensier, 1627-1693: La Grande Mademoiselle. By V. Sackville-West. (Michael Joseph, 25s.) Miss V.......