28 JULY 1939, page 26

Poetry And Politics

WE are mod on the dust-cover that by means of a "detailed analysis of the most outstanding poets of our time," Mr. Philip Henderson "shows how each in turn, despairing of......

Post-mortem On Socialism

A History of Socialism. By Sally Graves. (Hogarth Press. 5s.) De mortuis, they say, nihil nisi bonum. Socialism in Europe, if not yet definitely a corpse, is certainly moribund,......