18 NOVEMBER 1949, page 66

Fiction

The Heir. By V. Sackville-West. (Richards Press. 6s.) America. By Franz Kafka. (Seater and Warburg. 9s. 6d.) Mice. By Elizabeth Eliot. (Cassell. 8s. 6d.) The Prisoners. By......

Children's Books

IN the later months of the year the trickle of books for children becomes a flood. Three-quarters of them are ephemeral—with well-worn themes, slipshod writing and poor......