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Himself And Mr. Raikes. By W. B. Maxwell. (hutchinson. 7s.

6d.)—There were two Mr. Raikes in one body : the first was, in his own thoughts, " a small, dark, sinister person, full of wickedness, without shame or mercy " ; the other was a......

General Knowledge Questions

Ora weekly prize of one guinea for the hest thirteen Questions submitted is awarded this week to Mr. Johri Hardy, Casilla No. 7, Santiago, Chile, for the following :— What......

Duchess Laura, Certain Days Of Her .life. By Mrs....

(Ward, Lock. 7s. 6d.).—A Duke and Duchess are the central figures in this novel. They and their six children find themselves in all kinds of exciting predica- ments. Young Lord......

Fiction

Four Frustrations and a Moral 7s. 6d.) HAVING granted our own claim in this generation to the inalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, we seem......

Shudders. (hutchinson. 7s. 6d.)—it Is Customary For...

such as those contained in this volume to be published in time for Christmas. Perhaps, however, it is as well that these should have appeared already, and not waited till the......