Ashenden, Or. The British Agent. By Somerset Maugham....
.6d.)—Ashenden is a British spy in war-time Europe. His adventures take him into many countries and bring him into contact with all sorts of Odd and impressive characters, of......
Another Shrewd And Graphic Book By Mr. Dark Is His
analy- sis of five Deans, Colet, Donne, Swift, Stanley, and the present Dean of St. Paul's. (Five Deans. Jonathan Cape. 7s. 6d.) The book aims at being something more than......
Ambition. By Arthur Train. (scribners. $2.50.) This...
whose High Winds we reviewed favourably last year, gives us another vividly colOured, but essentially convincing, study of smart society in modern New York. Simon Kent, whose......
The Rapidly- Growing Interest Of-canailians In...
great country. is exerriplffied :1y7.1d 'itt.i.zretive new edition ofDollier de:C,asson's Histcrrilof Moitifeal:(1)enk The author was a French missionary who \vent to Canada in......
Lord Edward Gleichen Writes A Very Useful And Practical...
to his book on London's Open-Air Statuary (Longmans, 21s.), pointing out, among many things, how-the smoke-polluted atmosphere of London destroys to a great extent the beauty.......
The Mystery Of The Blue Train. By Agatha Christie. (collins.
7s. 6c1.)—Mrs. Christie has written another enthralling mystery story, in which she reintroduces Hercule Poirot, the fascinating little French detective. The ingredients of the......
More Books Of The Week (con/in:text Frot;i, Pa G E 733.)
Mr. Dark has been very fair to his bad men in Twelve Bad Men (Hodder and Stoughton, 12s. 6d.). He has, in fact, been too fair to be picturesque. Judge Jeffreys, Cellini, Cesare......
The Age Of Reason. By Sir Philip Gibbs. (hutchinson. 7s.
6d.)—This novel, with its admirably vital picture of post-War society, might more appropriately be called " The Age of Pleasure." Sir Philip Gibbs does not whip the dead horse......
General Knowledge, Questions
Questions on Hats' and Head-sear Ova weekly prize of one guinea for the best thirteen Questions submitted is awarded this week to Miss Todd, Soberton, Hants, for the following......
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