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Middlesex. By Norman G. Brett-james. (hale. Iss.)

MIDDLESEX is the most difficult of all EngliSh counties to write about. The smallest county Of all, except Rutland, it consists of a kind of semi-circular fringe round the......

The Four Writers Who Contribute To This Sym-...

A. Lewis, the Rev. Michael Scott, Martin Wight and Colin Legum—are all known for their sympathy with, as well as for their knowledge of, the African native. That does not mean......

Shorter Notices

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Everyman's Encyclopaedia: World Atlas. (dent. 2ss.)

THE addition of a volume of maps to the last edition of the admirable Everyman's Encyclopaedia is welcome, and for casual reference the volurlie will in most cases be found......