Shorter Notices
Thomas Chatterton. By John Cranstoun Neva]. (Muller. 10s. 6d.) THERE would be, perhaps, two justifications for writing another book on Chatterton—already the theme of so much......
Finance And Investment
By CUSTOS AN external balance by 1952—at a modestly higher standard of living than we now " enjoy "—this message of Britain's four-year plan under Marshall aid is not calculated......
The Minor Tradition Of British Mythology. By Lewis...
16s.) MR. SPENCE has a vast store of knowledge about monsters, mermaids, seal-folk, giants, ogres, laidly worms, lake-ladies, hobs and boggetts. Something (which is not style)......
Novels
The Unknown Sea. By Francois Mauriac. Translated by Gerard Hopkins. (Eyre and Spottiswoode. 9s.) The White Witnesses. By Helen Spalding. (Methuen. 12s. 6d.) M. MAUIUAC is one of......