7 JANUARY 1949, page 28

A Boy's Life

Memory of Michael. By Philip Wayne. (Nicholson and Watson. 6s.) IN this short and moving book one father speaks for many fathers bereft of many sons. Michael Wayne (thousands of......

Past Tense

IN a period when a novel that is only competent earns exaggerated praise because it is a -rarity, the appearance of a volume called The Art of Fiction strikes a note both ironic......

Kneller ,

Sir Godfrey Smeller and His Times, 1646-1723. By Lord Killanin. (Batsford. 42s.) THE reputation of Kneller has for some time been at a low ebb. Those who noticed with pleasure......