This 1957 book describes a series of early Greek tombs, unwittingly discovered in 1933 on the slopes of the Acropolis of Knossos in Crete by a peasant. The excavation was carried out in 1933 and 1935 by two former Directors of the British School of Archaeology at Athens, Humfry Payne and Alan Blakeway, both of whom died before the material could be prepared for preparation. It was eventually presented by one of the members of their party, James Brock, on behalf of the British School. The tombs are described as far as possible in chronological order, so that the illustrations of their contents convey an impression of the development of Cretan art. The catalogue contains more than 1300 vases, nearly all of them complete and many of the highest quality. From detailed analyses of the pottery, a continuous sequence of ceramic phases, spanning nearly four centuries, can be established.

What causes a person to become a Catholic? In this series of letters we shall find the thinking of just such a convert. THERE has recently come into my possession a series of letters written by a lady about the time of her conversion to, and admission into, the Church of Rome. As usually follows such a step, friends and acquaintances inundated her with letters, some few congratulatory, but the bulk urging objections, complaining of her action, or pleading for enlightenment on her views and the causes which had led her to embrace the Catholic faith. She bestowed on her replies the utmost care and thought, and, being aware of this correspondence, I begged my friend to retain copies of her letters, if only to serve as an interesting record of her early impressions of the Church. This she agreed to do, and later, with some reluctance, gave me permission for the publication of such of her correspondence as I should judge might be most useful to non-Catholics, imposing but one condition, and that, that her personality should remain unknown. In compliance with this request, while keeping intact the main body of the letters, I have substituted imaginary names for the real ones, and in one or two instances have suppressed details which might lead to disclosure. The letters lay claim to little literary skill; they can only contribute most unworthily to the noble literature of the Church; but in so far as they are the outpouring of a newly-awakened soul and of a heart overflowing with joy and peace in the discovery of a long-desired haven, I trust they may be useful to some few seeking souls. This extract from a letter addressed to myself by the author of the correspondence forms the best introduction I can possibly offer to the letters.

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