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BIOGRAPHY AND AUTOBIOGRAPHY LAST VICEROY

... Biography and Autobiography Last Viceroy Rear-Admiral the Earl Mountbatten of Burma, by Ray Murphy Jarrolds 21s.). The author, an American, explains how he was tempted to write this biography. The exceptional person ality and governing abilities of the Earl, Mr. Murphy decides, could only have been produced by the British Empire, and in a study of this career he hopes to reveal a form of ...

THE OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE LONDON OLYMPIC GAMES

... The Official Report of the London Olympic Games (World Sports 5 s.). Athletes all over the world will welcome the publication of the British Olympic Association's Official Report of the 1948 Olympic Games. It contains complete re ports of every section of the Games, specialist articles and photographs illustrating each series of events; some of the pictures are coloured. ...

HEREFORDSHIRE

... Herefordshire, by H. L. V. Fletcher (Hale 15 s.). Another volume in the series of county books. Conversational in tone, the book contains much detailed local tradition and history. The author describes Herefordshire as above all a county of villages the black-and-white farmhouses and cottages of these villages and the broad and speedy Wye draining through rich agricultural land are well ...

WOODPIGEON SHOOTING

... Woodpigeon Shooting (Imperial Chemical Industries Game Services Advisory Leaflet 21) This booklet, obtainable from l.C.I. Game Ser vices, Fordingbridge, is in great demand, and a fourth and revised edition has now been issued. It contains much valuable information on hides and where to place them, and the use of decoys. ...

LOG BOOK FOR GRACE

... Log Book for Grace, by Robert Cushman Murphy [Robert Hale 1 55.). This is an altogether delight ful journal of a young naturalist who spent a year between 191 2 and 1 91 3 on one of the last of the American square-rigged blubber- hunters. To-day, Dr. Murphy is a distinguished ornithologist, and has led many other scientific expedi tions, but this is the first publica tion of the diary he kept ...

BALLET RENAISSANCE

... Ballet Renaissance, by Audrey Williamson 1 [Golden Galley Press rjo.;. xaaiug uci Lxieuie oaiiei. must develop in the present, not live in its past, Miss Williamson studies the years 1945-47 an(l claims that they have seen a great renaissance in ballet. The book commences with a brief explanation of terms and meanings then Miss William son describes and criticises major performances in this ...

THE SHOOTING MAN'S BEDSIDE BOOK

... The Shooting Man's Bedside Book. Compiled by B.B. (Eyre and Spottiswoode 12s. 6 d. Leather bound 21s.). For choice of authors, for variety of subjects, for the simple yet charming illustrations (by Watkins-Pitchford), and for the make-up and printing we con gratulate B.B. and the pub lishers. This book, whether in cloth or more lordly leather, will give much pleasure. ...

The Brontës Revisited

... The Brontes Revisited TO visit all the Bronte places from Thornton and Haworth to Brussels, describe them as they are now and as they were, recall the significant happenings there and the links with Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights and the other novels what a fascinating pilgrimage for the Bronte-lovers! To find Thornton, for example, no longer a small village of hand-loom weavers but almost a ...

COME RIDE WITH ME

... 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 ...

SPORTING PLEASURES

... Sporting Pleasures. Messrs. Truslove and Hanson have pub lished their first post-war catalogue of books which cover all outdoor pursuits. Some of their stock is new, some secondhand. The firm's headquarters are at 14 a, Clifford Street (second door from Bond Street), W.i. ...

RIDING

... Riding, by Benjamin Lewis (w. n. Alien, ae luxe eamon 1 is.). The fact that one enjoys riding horses is no excuse for galloping into print and yet the spate of books on the subject in recent years gives one the impres sion that almost anyone who has ever had anything to do with horses feels he and often, she is quali fied to write authoritatively about them. Consequently, some dreary and often ...