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The Adventurous Victorian

The Romany Rye. By George Borrow; with an Introduction by Walter Starkie. (The Cresset Press. 9s. 6d.) " PRAY proceed with your narration "—so Lavengro once addressed Mr.......

French Estimates Of Napoleon

Napoleon, For and Against. By Pieter Geyl. (Jonathan Cape. 21s.) THE identity of a nation is rooted in its consciousness of its own history. For this reason every stage in a......