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The Technician

Christmas Holiday. By W. Somerset Maugham. (Heinemann. 7s. 6d.) IT is often amusing when reading the book of an established writer to pretend to oneself that his name is......

The Dead Hand

Money to Burn : What the Great American Philanthropic Foundations Do with Their Money. By Horace Coon. (Longmans. 15s.) THE problem of mortmain in a capitalist society is always......