Prem. By H. K. Gordon. (arnold. 7s. 6d.) Pre.m Narmn's
is the eternal tragedy of the Indian zamindur, Striving to keep up appearances in his village; he lived beyond his means, and fell incontinently into the toils of a villainous......
Houses And How To Buy One. By Russell Rawlings. (simpkin.
6d.) THE title describes this useful pamphlet for prospective house owners. As the author truly says, there still exist people who do not own their own houses because " they do......
Cornwall And A Light Car. By Filson Young. (mills And
Boon. 2s. 6d.) MR. Fusox Yormo has made a good little book about his last summer's experiments with two British light cars (a 4-cylinder and a 6-cylinder) on 5,000 miles of......
Some Reference Books
The Year Book of the Universities of the Empire (Bell, 7s. 6d.) is full of useful information and makes interesting reading for all who share our belief in the future , of the......
The Labour Year Book For 1926 (labour Publications, 3s. 6d.)
contains a vast amount of political and industrial information, not about Socialism only. There is an interesting section on the profits made by various joint stock companies, a......
How To Own And Equip A House. Published By R.
A. Bateman, Ltd. (2s. 6d. net.) Tins little book is one of the most useful of the many mono- graphs recently published with the object of helping those who wish to buy or build......
A Guide To English Gqthic Architecture. By S. Gardner....
Press. 16s. net.) Ma. GARDNER'S book is the second edition of a work which has already been welcomed as one of the best introductions to Gothic architecture. Mr. Short's......
In Noticing Previous Issues Of The Stock Exchange...
for 1926 (Spottiswoode, Ballantyne, 60s.) we have lauded this admirable work, and we believe that each succeeding issue is better than the last. Most people who use the book......
Fiction
PRE-TCHEKHOV Signs and Wonders. By Ellen Thomeycroft Fowler. (Hodder and Stoughton. 7s. 6d.) In Mr. Donn Byrne's Ireland one longs for rain. It is an Ireland of perfervid and......
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