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Records Of An Ancient Family. By J. E. Ottley. (selwyn

and Blount. 7s. 6d.) This recorder does not weary us by over-insistence on one family. She compiles a short "History of England" such as the late Mrs. henry Wood might have......

Who Killed Lord Henry Rollestone ? By John Daye. (herbert

Jenkins. 7s. 6d.) The secret of this detective story is kept till the end. The interest never slackens.......

Shorter Notices.

This is the third " popular" work on cancer which we have received for review during the last few months. Dr. Burford's little book is addressed especially to the nursing......

Dutch Courage. By Jack London. (mills And Boon. 6s.) Very

good short stories, genial and pointed in Jack London's best style.......

In A Glass Darkly. By J. Sheridan Le Fanu. (nash

and Grayson. 78. 63.) This is a reprint of short stories purporting to be taken from a doctor's notebook. The writer was a famous novelist who died some fifty odd years ago. The......

Blindness Of Heart. By Violet Colquhoun Bell. (jonathan...

6d. net.) This novel is so very nearly extremely successful that its faults cannot but be a source of irritation to the reader. For instance, the author writes with a certain......

.toys. By The Ranee Of Sarawak. (john Murray. 7s. 6d.)

From a literary point of view this is a good book. The terseness of the writer's English leaves nothing to be desired, and she knows how to give an Eastern atmosphere without......

D.p.h. (sherratt And Hughes, Manchester. 2s. 6d.) In Yet...

pamphlet Dr. Carruthers urges a rational hygiene and mode of life for those passing middle age, and the early seeking of medical advice as soon as any variation from normal......