Books: RECENT & READABLE, Jun. 2, 1952

Witness. The confessional autobiography of Whittaker Chambers (TIME, May 36).

Homage to Catalonia, by George Orwell. The Spanish civil war as seen by the author of Nineteen Eighty-Four (TIME, May 19).

Napoleon at St. Helena, by General Henri-Gatien Bertrand. A vivid account of Napoleon's last months, from the journals of his grand marshal (TIME, May 19).

The Time of the Assassins, by Godfrey Blunden. A tale of two fanaticisms—the 55 kind and the NKVD kind—in the Ukrainian city of Kharkov (TIME, May 19)

The Golden Hand, by Edith Simon. Life & death in a fictional English village of the 14th century (TIME, April 28).

Invisible Man,...

Want the full story?

Subscribe Now

Subscribe
Subscribe

Learn more about the benefits of being a TIME subscriber

If you are already a subscriber sign up — registration is free!