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No Other Tiger. By A. E. W. Mason. (hodder And

Stoughton. 7s. 6d.)—Mr. Mason is here at his best. While working out very deftly an extremely intricate and clever plot, he gives us excellent characterization and a remarkably......

The Hotel. By Elizabeth Bowen. (constable. 7s. 6d.)— " I

have often thought it would be interesting," says one of Miss Bowen's women, " if the front of any house, but of an hotel especially, could be swung open on a hinge like the......

Heartsease Country.—by Upton Gray. (hodder And Stoughton....

of the story which deals with David Heriot and his successful efforts to become a notable raiser of pedigree cattle is well worth the attention of any reader who cares for the......

Fiction

Mixed Biscuits -Green Mansions. By W. H. Hudson ; The Polyglots. By William Gerhardi ; The Sea and the Jungle. By H. M. Tomlinson ; The Roadmender. By Michael Fairless ; The......