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The Study Of Words4' Am:tonal Mr. Pearsall Smith Sets Out

to deal with "the English language " as a whole, he in fact limits himself almost *From Pillar to Post. By LieuteColonel Lowther. London: Edward Arnold. [15s. not.] t The......

From Pillar To Post.* Why Is It That We Hear

so little of the military style P Can it be mere intellectual snobbery or a jealous trade unionism of writers pure and simple that prevents its recognition P For nothing, in......

Eton Memories.* In This Book Mr. Nevill Has Added A

number of his personal recollections to a sort of anthology of Eton anecdotes, and the result is not wholly satisfactory. The anecdotal part of the book, which runs over the......

By Land And By Water.* The Charm Of Mrs. Fuller

Maitland's matter is in the manner of the telling. The book is delightful or meaningless according to the powers of appreciation of the reader. She writes day by day of the......