5 JANUARY 1940, page 30

New Novels

Men of Good Will. Books XV and XVI : Verdun. By Jules Romains. (Peter Davies. los. 6d.) IT may be that even those readers who are most loyally addicted to M. Romains' vast......

The Spectator Competitions No. 17

Paizag i of book tokens for £2 2s. and LI Is. are offered for the best topical poem (of not more than sixteen lines) on any event that has been reported or any subject that has......

Report On Competition No. 15

AN eminent writer recently pointed out the extreme rarity in English literature of passages devoted to the descr tion of a happy day. The usual prizes were accordingly ered for......