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A Prehistoric Orkney Village

Skara Brae : A Pictish Village in Orkney. By V. Oortion Childe. (Kogan Paul. Ws: 13d. ) ON the west coast of the Mainland of Orkney, near the spot where the Hampshire,' carrying......

A Famous Archaeologist

Seventy Years in Archaeology. By Sir Flinders Petrie. (Sampson Low. 18s.) SIR FLINDERS PETRIE began collecting coins in 1861, when he was eight, and first went to Egypt, to......

Poems Of John Skelton

The Complete Poems of John Skelton. Edited by Philip Henderson. (Dent. 10s. 6d.) FASHION has brought back even the metaphysical poets to bookshop and shelf. Since the unexpected......