30 APRIL 1954, page 22

The Saint Of Rationalism

Tnis, to use the ugly but inevitable word, is the de fi nitive biography of John Stuart Mill, a book of the utmost interest and importance. 1 ' mg(rather longer, I think, that......

Cromwell And His Generals

Cromwell's Generals. By Maurice Ashley. (Cape. 21s.) THE period between the execution of Charles I and the restoration of Charles II saw more experiments in constitution-making......

A Short Introduction To Japanese Art. By Romy Fink. (seeley

Service. 12s. 6d.) THERE is a persisting hostility in Britain towards Japan and things Japanese. And perhaps a reason for this lies in a continuing sense of shock that a people......