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They Were There

Their Finest Hour. Edited by Allan A. Michie and Walter Graebner. (Allen and Unwin. 7s. 6d.) THE narratives in these five books are all in the first person. One is the work of a......

From Plough To Press Room

Land Truant. By Crichton Porteous. (Harrap. 8s. 6d.) Land Truant is the third part of Mr. Crichton Porteous' auto- biographical trilogy of the land. In the first, Farmer's......

The Machinery Of The Church

Tins is a book of the " What an X requires to know about Y" variety, and excellent in that kind. Some people like facts, others prefer estimates and impressions. Miss Ady is......