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New Novels

He and His. By Reginald Carter. (Cape. ros. 6d.) Mandragora. By John Palmer. (Gollancz. 8s. 3d.) IT is a happy circumstance when a novelist can address an audience or describe a......

The Matterhorn Disaster

Edward Whymper. By F. S. Smythe. (Hodder and Stoughton 21S.) IT is doubtful whether the time has yet come when an ade- quate life of Edward Whymper could be written, for the......