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England's Treasure

The Growth of English Society. By E. Lipson. (Black. 21s.) IN this book—whose sub-title, " A Short Economic History," is somewhat belied by its 448 pages—Professor Lipson offers......

Chinese Poet

The Life and Times of Po By Arthur Waley. (Allen and Unwin. :Ss.) WHEN Po chi'-i died, at the age of seventy-four, in A.D. 846, he left seventy-five scrolls or chapters,......

The Unwanted Child

THIS is a horrifying book. It is also entertaining. Mrs. Hopkirk's quotations of cases of cruelty to children are sometimes unbearable ; but she herself treats the story of......