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Why Not Make Use Of Italy ?

The Problem of Italy : An Economic Survey. By Ivor Thomas, M.P. (Routledge. 5s.) THIS book is delightfully written, and it is full of very important facts very lucidly stated.......

Arbuthnot Lane

Arbuthnot Lane. His Life and Work. By W. E. Tanner, M.S., F.R.C.S. (Bailliere, Tindall and Cox. 15s.) IT was in 1888 that Arbuthnot Lane was appointed to the permanent staff of......

A Translated Classic

Madame de Sevigne. Her Letters and Her World. By Arthur Stanley. (Eyre and Spottiswoode. 15s.) I AM afraid this will not do. It is a bold man who sets out to translate a classic......

Cities Of The Future

City Development : Studies in Disintegration and Renewal. By Lewis Mumford. (Seeker and Warburg. 8s. 6d.) IN these six essays Mr. Mumford states more simply and directly :han in......