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Wasted Wisdom

From Many Angles. By Major-General The Right Hon. Sir Frederick Sykes. (Harrap. 25s.) THIS book is a monument to the solid achievements, ranging over numerous fields, which have......

An Unusual Don

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Elegant Essays

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