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Submarine Sensibility

The Undersea Adventure. By Philippe Diole, (Sidgwick and Jackson.. 18s.) ONE'S first experience under water often comes almost as a religious revelation. The sea receives one's......

Appalling Genius

The Life and Ideas of the Marquis de Sade. By Geoffrey Corer. (Peter Owen. 15s.) SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR'S question will seem a little bewildering to many people, because they cannot......

Behind The Scenes In Politics

The Party System in Great Britain. By Ivor Bulmer-Thomas. (Phoenix House. 25s.) " THERE is properly no history, only biography," said Emerson. This attractive view of history,......