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The Wood And The Trees

IN the modern reader the tragedies written for the English stage at the time of the Restoration inspire, it is to be feared, not so much pity and terror as a kind of......

The Growth Of The Novel

Five Masters. By Joseph Wood Krutch. (Cape. 12s. 6d.) PR. KRUTCH is a sly dog. It is too late for him to pretend that he is not learned, however lightly he may wear his......

The Life Of A Naturalist

The Life Story of Amalie Dietrich, Naturalist, 1821-1691. By Charitas Bischoff. (Martin Hopkinson. 10s. 6d.) NATURALISTS will probably recognize the name of Amalie Dietrich,......