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A Colonial Officer In The Pacific

A Pattern of Islands. By Arthur Grimble. (John Murray. 18s.) As instructive as it is entertaining, this loosely-knitted book of recollections of the author's early career as a......

William Iv And His Times

- Tun reign of William IV has never attracted from posterity even one-tenth of the curiosity aroused by the lives and reigns of his predecessor, George IV, or his successor,......

Plant Communities

Downs and Dunes. By Sir Edward Salisbury. (Bell. 45s.) Tins book is an expanded and much enlarged version of two courses of lectures delivered -by Sir Edward to the Royal......