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The Once And Future

ING, by T. H. White. Neo-classical, lied as a masterpiece when first blished, this is the Middle-Ages jend of King Arthur and his lights, retold in modern language d modern dialogue. (The Fontana brary; 8/9.) LANDFALL, by Nevil Shute. ily the fourth of this author’s vels to appear in paper-back, it is e of his “straighter” war stories, itten before he had reached his sr, fey period. Flying-Officer ambers is believed by the Brass ts to have bombed and sunk a tish submarine in the Channel, ile Chambers himself feels that it s one belonging to the enemy, e pretty barmaid of a Portsmouth el, who is the only one who ees with the hero, supplies the e interest. (Pan; 5/6.) iNEMY OF ROME, by Leonard ttrell. In 218 BC Hannibal set from Spain with 100,000 troops d some elephants), to conquer ne, by the back door. Over 2,000 rs later Cottrell covered 4,000 es by caravan along the same te, crossing the Pyrenees, the s and the Pennines to follow mibal’s route; he stayed in the e sites as Hannibal’s legions and n it all comes the reconstruction the campaign and as much as • will be known about the ancient rior himself. Illustrated and with •s. (Pan; 5/6.) 'EAR ABBY, by Abigail van En. Miss van Buren is a well wn syndicated columnist in the ted States, supplying an advice le-lovelorn column to 200 Erican newspapers. However, she lovelornist with a difference— replies are usually short, neat wisecrackingly to the point, at ; so far as this collection is con ed. The more serious problems, more serious solutions have been t with elsewhere, leaving a book entertaining reading.

He Best Of Mikes, Also A

iction, being a selection from :s of Hungarian humourist, rge Mikes. Mikes arrived in ion in 1938 to represent a group Budapest newspapers and re led on to become a humourist, • scriptwriter and journalist. His book, “How to be an Alien” me an immediate best-seller. ; 5/6.)