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Books For The Stockings
Page 11 from 4th December 1964IT is gbing to be a wonderful Christmas. In some homes Santa will be busy choosing from the three-shilling list of books, and in others, groaning......
Your Garden Is Vital In War
Page 7 from 26th January 1940By E. 1. KING, P.H.11.8. HE frost still holds at the T . time of' writing, and it will certainly happen that a good deal of January's work will be......
A Most Perfect, Gentle Knight Of God
Page 9 from 15th December 2006A childhood obsession with tales of knights errant has inspired a Catholic priest to write a book on the chivalry of St Francis. A companion from......
The Real Culprits
Page 6 from 28th June 1963By Auberon Waugh W HILE I have the greatest respect for anyone who has been genuinely shocked by the Profumo case and who can actually feel that......
The Test Of An Exciting Story Is It Good To Read Aloud?
Page 6 from 26th November 1971T HE gulf between the books children like to read and the sort of literature child psychologists say is good for them, probably accounts for the......
Bury Festival Forgets The Saint
Page 7 from 17th July 1970by MONK MATTHEW T HE West Suffolk town of Bury St. Edmunds is preparing to celebrate what is claimed to be "a commemoration of the 1100th......
On With The Dance Of Man And Beast
Page 8 from 6th July 1990The value we place on animals as a society is once more being debated in the wake of extremist attacks. Renee Haynes looks at animal rituals and......
Animal Magic Theme For Modern Children's Fable
Page 6 from 28th January 1983THE POET George MacBeth has written a splendid children's book, The Rectory Mice (Hutchinson, £5.95), which. like all the best books for children,......
On Shoes And Ships And Sealing Wax And
Page 6 from 9th December 1938For Children The Baby Giant Pander. By Ruth Harkness. (Harrap, 5s.) Mischief, Quiet°, Frou and Ploof. By Pere Castor. (Allen and Unwin, 2s. 6d.......
Your Garden Is Vital
Page 3 from 12th September 1941in War by E. J. KING, M.A., F.R.H.S A MOST gratifying season this is for most of us. The fruits of our labours are everywhere to be seen. In every......