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A Dram Of Poison -

Not To Be Taken. By Anthony Berkeley. (Hodder and Stoughtt.a. 7s. 6d.) The Fashion in Shrouds. By Margery Allingham. (Heinemaaa. 8s. 6d.) Trent Intervenes. By E. C. Bentley.......

The Southern States

The Old South Struggles for Democracy. By William E. Dodd. (Macmillan. 16s.) Timm was wide-spread regret among American historians when Professor William E. Dodd, of Chicago,......