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The Writing Of Historical Romance Requires A Surer Touch...

is possessed by Mr. Frederiek de Reichenberg, the author of Prince Metternich in Love . and War (Richards Press, as.). Mr. de. Reichenberg has built upon a basis of enormous......

Mr. Craig Has, Put Himself In Print A Bit Too

soon. There is not enough" material in Danger Is My Business _(Barker, tzs. 6d.) for a book of the size he has chosen to make it or the importance the publisher seems to give......

I Followed Gold By E. C. Trelawney-ansell

The author of this book (Davies, 8s. 6d.), easily one of the best of its kind, is getting on for seventy and took part in all the big gold rushes in the Transvaal, Klondyke,......

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Major-General Beith's appointment as Public Relatio ns Officer to the War Office has synchronised' with the appearanc e of his pleasant and informal history of the British......