19 NOVEMBER 1927, page 20

In Our Review Of The Ormond Poets (noel Douglas) We

said that the series was not uniform : this was incorrect. The books are published in 2s. and is. editions. Review copies of both kinds were sent to us to show the different......

Mr. Wilson Harris _ In Geneva, 1927 (league Of Nations

Union, 9d.), gives us the pith of the last League Conference in a very clear and , compact form. Everyone interested in League matters should read this pamphlet, for nowhere......

As A Scholar, Jurist, Linguist, Not To Mention As A

patriot, Sir Frederick Pollock has proved his eminence. So we rece ive with delight some rtipcpr, attractively produced by the Cayme Press (7s. 4.) under the title of Outside......

The Full Presidential Address Recently Delivered Before...

by Sir Arthur Keith, which has been so widely discussed, is published by Messrs. Watson in the Forum Series, under the title of Concerning Man's Origin, at the low price of is.......

Mr. S. C. Roberts, In His Preface To The Charm

of Cambridge (Black, 21s.), modestly declares that the justification of his book lies in Mr. Blackall's drawings—which are certainly charming. But the truth is that Mr. Roberts,......

A New Competition

WE have pleasure in announcing a new and somewhat diffiCult competition for those of our readers who have a literary turn of mind. The Editor offers a prize of twenty guineas......

There Is A Very Distinct Timeliness About The Appearance Of

Mr. C. F. Rey's In the Country of the Blue Nile (Duckworth, illustrated, 25s.), for the mediaeval and feudal Empire of Abyssinia - stands at this moment, so far as regards her......

The Waverley Children's Dictionary, Issued By The Amal-...

in fortnightly parts at is. 8d. each, is a great enterprise which, we trust, will have the success it thoroughly deserves. The first number takes us as far as " air," with an......

Some Books Of The Week

Jim as Mr. Cyril Maude says in his preface that it is " a real joy to me to review my past," so it is equally a joy to write this short notice of his autobiographical Behind the......