29 DECEMBER 1944, page 14

The Enigmatic Queen

Elizabeth and Leicester. By Milton Waldman. (Collins. 12s. 6d.) Tun very readable book illustrates forcibly that " mutabilitie of for- tune " . bewailed by so many Elizabethan......

Colonel Into Grouse

THE instinct of the chase is as old as love. Yet nowadays almost all of us, even those as impenitently devoted to shooting as; for instance, I am, are pricked by strange doubts......

A Sea Story

New Chum. By John Masebeld. (Heinemann. 9s. 6d.) THE first term at school is always something of an adventure, and the experiences of a cadet, a "new chum," joining H.M.S.......

German Legends

Germany Between Two Wars : A Study of Propaganda and War 7s. 6d.) IT was recently reported that a German civilian in Aachen, pointing to the devastation of his city, told an......