28 JANUARY 1955, page 42

For Once We Have A Novel Which Everybody Who Likes

novels ought to rush out and buy. Glorious Life is one of the most consistently entertaining and engaging books I have read since the war. The story is nothing much and indeed......

Village Explainers

As Fine as Melanctha. By Gertrude Stein. (0.U.P., 40s.) Three Studies in 20th Century Obscurity. By Francis Russell. (Hand and Flower, 9s. 6d.) Three Studies in 20th Century......

The Missing Macleans

The Missing Macleans. By Geoffrey Hoare. (Cassell, 12s. 6d.) OF all the mysteries created by the disappearance of the Macleans, there Are two that really matter: Why did they......