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Egbert. By W. A. Darlington. (herbert Jenkins. 7s. 6d....

Mr. Anstey had never written about the Arabian Djinn who escaped from the bottle Mr. Darlington's Egbert would be an original and amusing book. Unfortunately, however, the......

The Scrap Heap. By Geraldine Waife. (chapman And Hall. 7s.

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PUBLIC AND PRIVATE [By OUR CITY EDITOR.] DEBT REDEMPTION o a Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,—Although the Government conversion operation announced during the past week is not a......

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