... Reviewed by Noel Thompson JUDGING by the sales of The Thin Blue Line there must be many thousands of people who will want to know what happened to its heroes, Tommy Halton, Henry Ireland, Paddy Tallard, Jock Riddell, Ginger Pleasanton, Kit Crockart and Hugh Claverley. In The Avengers (Hutchinson, 7s. 6d.) Charles Graves satisfies that wish by giving the adventures of the heroes after he ...

... The Theatre By Herbert Farjeon Ton of the World (Palladium) HAVING pleonastically described this show on the programme as an Extravagant Extravaganza, the management at the Palladium can hardly object if it is accorded a Critical Criticism. True, there is some Brilliantly Brilliant fooling by the Crazy-Gang Crazy Gang at the start. But Most of Most of the Rest of the Remainder is either ...

... Come Ride with Me, by Delia Dolphin (Christopher Johnson Pub lishers, Ltd. 15 s.). Another addi tion to the vast library of books on the horse, Mrs. Dolphin's contribu tion makes easy reading. The author deals briefly with the horse in history and legend and goes on to give hints on buying, manage ment, riding and ailments. There are numerous strong line illustra tions by John Board, who also ...

... Round the New Shows At the Theatre Come Out of Your Shell (Criterion; 8.30) I DO not remember having seen before a revue at the Criterion. But this like the servant-girl's baby, is only a little one. That is to say, it is very intimate, it has no chorus, the scenic arrangements are simplicity itself, and instead of an orchestra we have a pianist and a drummer. In the first half there was ...

... Turf, by I. G. Lewis (Faber and Faber 12 s. 6 d.). The author was trained at Aberystwyth under Sir George Stapledon and for twenty years has made grass his study. As a consultant he has helped to solve many of the problems of sports clubs, particularly those left by the war, when golf courses ceased to be tank training grounds and playing fields drilling grounds. Thouglr this book deals ...

... Tractor Ploughing. This re vised edition of the National In stitute of Agricultural Engineering's booklet of 1944 is an example of the almost perfect handbook. If you want to plough or employ a ploughman, get a copy even get a copy if you just like seeing the countryside, for the ploughed fields will have a new meaning after you have seen this little book. (From the N.I.A.E., Wrest Park, ...

... Swiss Winter, by F. S. Sniythe (A. and C. Black; 30 s.). Mr. Smythe gives us yet another col lection of fine Alpine pictures, nearly fifty in black and white and eight in colour, each picture being captioned with intimate details of the Swiss scene, the descriptions showing the author's great know ledge of the country and mastery of the art of photography. In an introductory essay Mr. Smythe ...

... Where to Fish. The compiling of a new and completely up-to-date Field guide to fishing in the rivers and lakes of England, Wales, Scot land and Ireland must have been a formidable task after ten years, but the editor, William G. Lus- combe, has succeeded magnificently. Besides the British Isles, the book covers fishing in America, Europe, Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Some most excellent ...

... THE COMPLEAT ANGLER, OR THE CONTEMPLATIVE MAN'S RECREA TION, by Izaak Walton. Messrs. Vane have published a most attrac tive reprint of this classic for the reasonable price of 8s. 6d. The charm and elegance of the seven teenth century which Izaak Walton recalls for us are fittingly introduced by the designs from the first edition reproduced on the dust-sheet and title-page. The Countryman ...

... : is now 50 years old and to celebrate this Jubilee eleven experts have contributed a series of chapters on the different aspects of the Trust's work. These chapters, together with an introduc tion by Dr. G. M. Trevelyan and over 100 superb photographs, have been woven into a Batsford Book. This is a record of Britain's heritage together with a map of England showing where these precious spots ...

... . Mr. Kenneth M. Smith, F.R.S., has written for the practical grower and the student. He tells how the common virus diseases (and they become more common every day) can be recognised, and he gives the control measure when available. Some knowledge of these diseases, how they are spread and how they can be guarded against or checked has now become all important to the farmer, market gardener ...

... , which also contams the resume oi the 1944-45 season, reports a verj large increase in the number ol registrations. For the year ending in June, 1945, registrations were only 10 short of 10,000. The number of litters, too, entered in Vol. 64, is 1,576, an increase of 224 over the preceding year. The stud book is compiled by Sydney H. Dalton dan published by the National Coursing Club at 11, ...