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Why Neglect The Bible?
By Fr. C. C. Martindale, S.J. THE WORD OF LIFE : essays on the Bible (Gill, Dublin, Ss. 6d.). T HE " Imitation of Christ " speaks of the Two Tables from which we are to draw our......
The Logic Of Lunacy
IDLY ODDLY, by Paul Jennings, illustrated by Celia Jennings (Max Reinhardt, 10s. 6d.). IT is not whether you laugh the first time but whether you laugh the second time that......
Among Painters Today Edward Burra Stands Alone....
macabre in ill its manifestations and by the underworld of strange vice, it is perhaps at first sight surprising that he should also feel drawn towards religious themes. But if......
A Savoyard Among The Mahrattas
By ROGER STACEY FOUNTAIN OF THE ELEPHANTS, by Desmond Young (Collins, 18s.). S OLDIERS of fortune have a strong appeal for the chairborne public, especially when their careers......
Writings Of St. Francis
ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI : a new version of the "Mirror of Perfection" together with all the known writings of the saint (Mowbrays15s.). T HIS curiously entitled book, at a rather......
The Trial In Pilate's Court
THE TRIAL OF JESUS, by Dr. Joseph Blinzler (The Mercier Press, Dublin, 2nd revised edition, 30s.). D R. BLINZLER tells us that Jewish lawyers have long been interested in the......
Controversy
T HE recent theory put forward by Mlle. Jaubert-that the Passion began on Tuesday-is considered and rejected; this also seems evidently false from the Gospel statement. The......