11 MAY 1929, page 21

Some Books Of The Week

DURING the past month the books most in demand at The Times Book Club have been :— N o e-Frarrosr.—Memoirs of an Old Parliamentarian,, by the Rt. Hon. T. P. O'Connor ; Zola and......

Praise_ Of The Beauty, Of Nonesuch Books Has Become A

plati- tude. The fact that " the whole " is " under the care of Francis Meynell " is a sufficient guarantee not only of its artistry, but also, if it be an addition, of its......

According To The Ex-emperor William Ii. In My Ancestors...

10s. 6d.) the early Zollerns from the time of Frederick H., the Hohenstaufen, nourished the idea of Divine Right (which he calls " objective State-Authority "), thereby lighting......

Grateful To Messrs. Peter Davies For Their Reprint In One

volume of Moll Flanders and Roxana. It is a massive volume for the price (7s. 6d.). The adventures of Robinson Crusoe are a part of the history of England and known to every......

There Is Much To Be Said For " Source Books."

provided that the choice of the originals is intelligently made. A very good example of this kind of historical literature is Professor G. M. Trevelyan's Select Documents for......

Professor Keynes And Mr. H. D. Henderson Have Written A

clever and plausible pamphlet answering in the affirmative the question Can Lloyd George Do It ? (The Nation office, 6d.). They maintain that the Liberal leader'S pledge to......

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A New Competition

Tux Editor offers a prize of five guineas for the paragraph of not more than a hundred and fifty words, on any subject in which is hidden the largest number of names of......

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