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Harmonious Fisticuffs

The Boxer Uprising. By Victor Purcell. (C.U.P., 45s.) THIS scholarly appraisal of the Boxer Rising (the Americanism is perhaps to distinguish the work from the many other books......

Violence And Gusto

IN collecting together twenty-five of his essays and occasional pieces Dr. Plumb has provided succulent fare for the historical fine bouche. His book is divided into three......