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. Fiction

The Beehive. By Winifred Williams. (Faber and Faber. 7s. 6d.) " ' You mustn't have any inspiration,' I said. Music, Sir, must be as exact as science. You must know what it is......

Two By Two

The New Noah's Ark. By Andre Demaison Dent. los. 6d.) To one who hates zoos it is rather surprising to find M. Demaison's book giving so much pleasure. The author, it appears, "......