Table of Contents

The Decay of Essay-Writing
Modern Fiction
The Modern Essay
How it Strikes a Contemporary
Mr Bennett and Mrs Brown
Character in Fiction
Impassioned Prose
How Should One Read a Book?
Poetry, Fiction and the Future
Craftsmanship
The Feminine Note in Fiction
Women Novelists
Women and Fiction
Professions for Women
Memories of a Working Women's Guild
Why?
The New Biography
On Being Ill
The Art of Biography
Thunder at Wembley
The Cinema
Street Haunting: A London Adventure
The Sun and the Fish
The Docks of London
Oxford Street Tide
Evening over Sussex: Reflections in a Motor Car
Flying over London
Why Art Today Follows Politics
Thoughts on Peace in an Air Raid

Reviews

Brilliant and subtle essays.
*Independent on Sunday.*