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Fiction

The House by the Sea. By Jon Godden. (Michael Joseph. 9s. 6d.) Two satirists—one English and one American—and a romantic story- teller should be enough to satisfy the most......

Is Britain Pagan ?

What is Christian Civilisation? By John Baillie, D.D. (Christophers. 5s.) Tins little book contains the Riddell Memorial Lectures which Professor Baillie delivered at King's......

A Scholar's Record

Crimean War Diplomacy and Other Historical Essays. By G. B. ' Henderson. (Glasgow University Publications. Jackson. 21s.) THE writer of these historical essays was killed in an......