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The Benison Of Laughter

Strained Relations. By Harry Graham. Illustrated by net.) IN true humour there lurks no measure of offence. It is not distortion, but interpretive caricature ; it comes nearer......

The Diaries Of A Duchess. By James Greig. (hodder And

Stoughton. 18s.)—In detail the Diary of the first Duchess of Northumberland is full of entertainment and charm. As a whole it forms a very striking picture of con- trasting ways......

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THE CAMBRIDGE PLATONISTS. By F. J. Powicke, M.A., Ph.D. (J. M. Dent and Sons. 7s. lid. net.)—In this book Dr. Powicke, already known for his useful study of Richard Baxter,......

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THE Quarterly Review opens with a brilliant survey of "British-American Diplomacy," by Mr. Robert McElroy. Twenty-eight British subjects and thirty-nine Americans have......

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