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The Mob. By Vicente Blasco Ibaiiez. (butterworth. Is....

novel by the author of The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse follows in leisurely fashion the development of a Spanish youth, Isidro Maltrana. Born into poverty and trained at an......

Tanagra Figures. • By Wilfranc Hubbard - . . 7s....

. the • little terra-cottas _ made at Tanagra reflect the domestic life of ancient Greece, so Mr. Hubbard 's vivid and graceful sketches recall Greek society With its mingling......

In The Service Of Youth. By Sir Arthur Yapp, K.b.e.

(Nisbet and Co. 8s. (ld.)-In writing his own reminis- cences Sir Arthur Yapp writes incidentally the history of the Y.M.C.A. Brought up in an evangelical household, he tells us......

A Library List

CLASSICAL :-Locb Classical Library.-Josephus. Trans- lated by H. St. J. Thackeray.-Cicero. Translated by W. Glynn Williams.-Isneus. Translated by E. S. Forster.-Dio's Roman......

General Knowledge Questions

1. From v, hat bird does one obtain marabou feathers ? 2. Which part of England is forever Scotland ? -3. When was the first known pianoforte made ? 4. Who said of his .wife......

The Sign. By Vera Countess Cathcart. (long. 7s. 6d.) -this

is a strong, vigorous, picturesque story of East Africa. "Tiger' Finch, a District Resident; is an illegitimate son, his mother having been Ann Kingsley, a nursery governess......

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