17 MAY 1946, page 20

Homer For All

Homer : The Odyssey. Translated by E. V. Rieu. (Penguin Books. ls.) AMONG the readers .of Homer in Fnglish those who know Greek are a small minority: =A somewhat larger minority......

Malay Fishing

Malay Fishermen. Their Peasant Economy. By R. Firth. (Kegan Paul. 25s.) THE author is the distinguished Professor of Anthropology at London University, and, with his wife, spent......

The Obstinate Farmer

Towards a Socialist Agriculture. Edited by F. W. Bateson (Gollancz. 6s.) FARMERS may be as crass and as obstinate as they are popularly reputed to be ; but the fact remains......