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Downfall : A Play In Three Acts. By Douglas Reed. (cape....

Shorter Notices MR. DOUGLAS REED has done well to put his latest prophecy on the future of Germany in dramatic form, for this means that he wastes no words and goes to the heart......

An Unusual Don

Bernard Lord Manning. By F. Brittain. (Heifer. 7s. 6d.) THERE is a quiet and impressive competence about this discerning biography of a quiet and impressive man, and even those......

A Vivid Personality To Those Who Knew Him, Nunn Is

also interesting as a type in the best tradition of the social reformer. This biography, with its detailed record of his achievement in Hampstead and its far-reaching effects......

First Qualities In Short Supply

The Case of the Tea Cosy's Aunt. By Anthony Gilbert. (Crime Club. 8s. 6d.) Night Exercise. By John Rhode. (Crime Club. 8s. 6d.) Toper's End. By G. D. H. and M. Cole: (Crime......