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Mr. Eric Parker's Surrey Has Always Held A High Place

in -the well-known Highways and Byways series. But it was Written nearly thirty years ago, and a revised edition (Macmillan, 7s. 6d.) is more than welcome. For the changes the......

The " True And Surprising Adventure, Shipwreck And...

of Capitaine en Seconde Pierre Viaud, -mainly transcribed by Mr. Metcalfe from original letters : " I have ventured , to transcribe ...- . somewhat largely, so that those who......

Mr. Denis Ireland Might He Described As A Dubliner Born

in Belfast and self-educated everywhere from Los Angeles to Offaly. This book (Rich and Cowan, 7s. 6d.) is the journal (or rather pages from the journal) kept by hini from......

History Of India

By Sir George Dunbar Sir George Dunbar, after scrving irr the Indian Army, has devoted his time for some years since he retired - in assembling the material of a new. History of......

The English Abbey By F. H. Crossley The British Heritage

Series has put forth another branch and has covered new ground in The English Abbey (Batsford, 7s. 6d.). Both in subject and treatment this volume is at least worthy of its......

Current Literature

This pamphlet iPitman, 2s.) consists of a lecture, or, as it announces itself, a "Reading' delivered before the Inner Temple. There is nothing new or original that it contains ;......

Annals Of English Literature, 14754925 Edited By J. D....

and E. C. Withycombe It is no exaggeration to say that the compilers of this little reference book (Oxford University, Press, 8s. 6d.) haVe put every student of English......