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The Swedish Nightingale

The Life of Jenny Lind. Mrs. Raymond Maude, O.B.E. (Cassell. 10s. 6d.) MftS. IlAvmoNn MAUDE had to surmount two difficulties in writing the intimate Life of her mother, Jenny......

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THE SAINT-SIMONIAN RELIGION IN GERMANY : A STUDY OF THE YOUNG GERMAN MOVEMENT. By E. M. Butler. (Cambridge University Press. 21s. net.)— Probably few English readers know that......

Suffolk Sea-borders. By H. Alker Tripp (" Leigh Hoe ").

Illustrated by the Author. (John Lane. 8s. 6d. net.)—A yachtsman who can write and sketch is certain to produce an attractive book, no matter what part of the world he is......

Fanny Burney And The Burneys. Edited By R. Brimley Johnson.

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Our Early Ancestors. By M. C. Burkitt. (cam- Bridge...

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