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The Villages Of England By A. K. Wickham

Mr. A. K. Wickham has written a useful and attractive book on The Villages of England (Botsford, 12s. 6d.) which will give hints to the tourist in search of the picturesque and......

The Armaments Industry

The private manufacture of arms is a subject on which a good many vague charges are bandied and very little reliable information is obtainable. Cases are no doubt on record in......

The Book Of The Garden . Arthur Stanley

Mr. Stanley's approach to the garden (The - Book of the Garden, Ivor Nicholson and Watson, 6s.) is in the spirit of the historian, although.he.-does not claim to have made an......

Purely For Pleasure By Elinor Mordaunt

Mrs. Mordaunt calls Purely for Pleasure (Seeker, 8s. (Id.) "the first book I have ever written - entirely for my - own delec- tation." With so acute an observer, and one whose......

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