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St. Peter By Francis Underhill, D.d.

The Bishop-designate of Bath and Wells has produced in , Sr. Peter (Cen- tenary Press, 7s. 6d.) a very full and readable study of one of the most significant of Christian......

The Bible Comes Alive By Sir Charles Marston

Skilled diggers since the War have added much to our knowledge of early Palestine and Syria and confirmed in many details the historical narratives • of the Old Testament: Sir......

An Experiment In Leisure By Joanna Field

In this book (Chatto and Windus, 7s. 6d.) the author continues the experi- ments in self-examination which she began in A Life of One's Own. The aim of her investigations is to......

African Adventure By Lord Baden-powell

The Chief Scout here records incidents and impressions of his recent trip round Africa. He is writing for Scouts and other " young creatures " in the hope that they will be......

In Search Of The Mahatmas 'of Tibet W - -

By Edin G. Schary . Mr. Schary is a young Californian who became convinced that the truth about life was to be learnt from the holy men of Tibet. He was not sure who these wise......

No Other White Men By Julia Davis

In 1804 Jefferson decided that it was time he knew the sort of country there was in the unknown North-West. He sent an expedition to follow the Missouri to its source and if......

Towards Angkor By G. Quaritch Wales

Dr. Wales is Field Director of the Greater-India Research Committee, and in the course of his official duties he has travelled extensively in particularly remote and unexplored......

Thirty Thousand Miles For The Films . By Natalie Barkas

Mrs. Barkas was a member of the Gaumont-British unit which made the Indian scenes for Soldiers Three and the- African scenes for Rhodes of Africa. In this book (Blackie, rots.......