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Happy Days, Essays Of Sorts. By E. Ce. Somerville And

Martin Ross. (Longmans. Ids. 6d.) Dr. SOMERVILLE has given a sub-title to her new book Happy Days. " Essays of Sorts " is a recognition of the fact that these writings have been......

Shorter Notices

University of St. Anirrews. By R. G. Cant. (Oliver and Boyd. 8s. 6cl.) THIS history of Scotland's earliest university has been compiled almost entirely from published sources.......

Ir Is Alarming To Reflect That If Edmund Burke Had

been faced in 1758 with the complexities of life as they prevail today it is possible that he might have been discouraged from his great task of founding the Annual Register, a......

The Steep Atlantick Stream. By Robert Harling. (chatto...

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