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Art

Wyndham Lewis on Wyndham Lewis and on notions of art Wyndham Lewis— The Artist. By Wyndham Lewis. (Laidlaw and Lairliaw, 15s.) Reviewed by MICHAEL DE LA BEDOYERE A N editor......

Matisse

Matisse in the Contemporary French Painters' Series. (Soho Gallery, 6s.) T HOSE responsible for the production of this series are to he congratulated upon the extraordinary......

History Very Merrie England

The Golden Middle Age. By Roger Lloyd (Longmans, 10s. 6d.) Reviewed by T. CHARLES EDWARDS THIS is an attractively written and pleasantly well-informed hook, which, while it......

Colonisation Carving Up East Africa

The Exploitation of East Africa, 1R56-11490. By R. Coupland. (Faber and Faber, 25s.) Reviewed by HERBERT KELDANY A FRICA'S future is still in the balance, and East Africa, which......

Meditations

Cardinal Faulhaber's great spiritual book on the women of the Bible The Women of the Bible. By Cardinal Michael Faulhaber. (Coldwell, 7s. 6d.) S 0111E books seem to epitomise......

Theology

CYRILLIAN FORMULA The Formula of Saint Cyril of Alexandria. By Joseph van den Dries. (Foreign Missionary Society of Mill Hill, 1939, 55.1. S T. CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA is chiefly......

Mind-hammering Drudgery

These Poor Hands. By B. L. Coombes. (Left Book Club, 2e. 6d.) T HIS is an autobiography, and as such is an example to the records of pompous success or erotic sensationalism......

Diary

MORE KILVERT Kilvert's Diary, Volume II. Edited by William Plomer, (Cape, 12s. 6r1.). Reviewed by DONALD ATTWATER N common with many other reviewers, I we greeted the appearance......

Memoirs Trial And No Error

Greek Memories. By Compton Mackenzie. (Chatto and Windus, 10s. 6d.) Reviewed by PETER F. ANSON IT is nearly seven years ago since Greek Memories—the third volume of Mr Compton......

Germany

NOT TOO SEVERE Anglo-German Future. By W. J. Blyton. (Hutchinson, 7s. 6d.) Reviewed by FRANCIS KELLY O N certain points (e.g. birth control) this book is unexceptionable; sound,......

Watteau-

Great in spite l neurotic tendencies? or because of ) Biography English Carmelites Antoine Watteau. By Gilbert Barker. (Duckworth, 10s. 6d.) Reviewed by JOAN MORRIS S ILBERT......