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Ancient Highways

Old Routes of Western Iran. By Sir Aurel Stein. (Macmillan. 42s.) IN this work Sir Aurel Stein embodies the last of four fruitful journeys in historical Iran that were made in......

The Wolves And The Bees

Tats important book, first published in 1916, enlarged in 19 1 9 , and lately reprinted for the twelfth time, may or may not seem entirely satisfactory to professional......

Stalin And Socialism

Stalin's Russia and the Crisis in Socialism. By Max Eastman. (Allen and Unwin. 7s. 6d.) ANYONE who still thinks of Stalinist Russia as a model for this country to follow, and......