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"good Evening, Everyone 1 " By A. J. Alan. (hutchinson.

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The Whispering Chorus. By P. P. Sheehan. (ernest Benn. 7s.

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The Old Tree Blossomed. By Ernest Raymond. (cassell. 7s....

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Departing Wings. By Faith Baldwin. (sampson Low. 7s. 6d.) —

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The Astounding Crime On Torrington Road. By William...

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Fiction

THE DEVIL'S DAGGER. By Maurice G. Kiddy. (Hutch], ;mon. 7s. 6d.)—This high-spirited extravaganza , centres around an international plot. " Zah," a sinister Russian, aims at......

Candid Comments On The Rising Generation

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An Historic Craft

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