25 JULY 1952, page 26

Patriotism

The Making of France is an analysis of ideas rather than a history of events, describing not, as the title suggests, the wars, treaties, mar- riages and political assassinations......

An Ideal Birthday Gift

We will post the SPECTATOR to any of your friends residing in any part of the world at the following rates :— 52 weeks, 35s. ; 26 weeks, 17s. 6d. In addition a Birthday Greeting......

Fiction

The Burnaby Experiments. By Stephen Gilbert. (Faber. 15s.) PERHAPS the word " fiction " begs the most important question of all, because it has never been clear whether we want......