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Misha And Masha By Pearl Binder Each Of The Eight

stories in this book (Gollancz, 12s. Gd.) is a true account of the life of a Soviet citizen ; their ages range from forty-five to ten, and so we get a picture of the revolution,......

Spanish Front By Carlos Prieto Seilor Prieto Has Tried To

compress into 80 pages the history of Spain from the ice age to the siege of Madrid ; Spanish Front (Nelson, 2s. Gd.) would not be necessary but for the present war and . the......

Bright Ghost By Joseph Braddock

Mr. Braddock's "Recollections of a Georgian Boyhood"(Cresset Press, 7s. Gd.) have a gentle, even quality, serene and temperate. The story begins with a . family gathering at......

The Study Of Man : An Introduction By Ralph Linton

Current Literature It is not surprising that a sound guide to anthropology for the general reader has not yet appeared, considering the different schools and varied tech- niques......

Ideas And People . By Clifford Bax Mr. Bax Is

a student of Indian philosophy, and a devotee of cricket ; his autobiography . (Lovat Dickson, 10s. 6d.) records a pleasant life and a tranquil attitude to it in a series of......