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The Colouring Of The Past

Lord Byron's Wife. By Malcolm Elwin. (Mac- donald, 45s.) ANY biographical work on Byron must be measured by the distance it goes towards recon- ciling us to the burning of the......

The Secret War

The Quiet Canadian. By H. Montgomery Hy de ' (I-famish Hamilton, 25s.) Central Intelligence Agency. By Andrew Te ll)( ' (Arthur Barker, 21s.) MONTGOMERY HYDE'S account of the......