7 FEBRUARY 1958, page 22

No Devil, No Angel

The Meddlesome Friar. By Michael de la Bedoyere. (Collins, 18s.) is foolish to read past struggles in terms of angel and devil, as if the people who took part in these struggles......

Melancholy Moon

THE Penguin Books of foreign verse, under the general editorship of Mr. J. M. Cohen, go march- ing on. At present prices they are very good value for the money and they cosset......