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Zola Reconsidered

Emile Zola : An Introductory Study of his Novels. By Angus Wilson. (Seeker and Warburg. 10s. 6d.) ZOLA really has been shockingly neglected in this country since his death.......

Sixty Years Ago

The Romantic '90s. "By Richard Le Gallienne. With an Introduc- tion by H. Montgomery Hyde. (Putnam. 15s.) NAUGHTY, decadent or yellow though they are said to be, the '90s cannot......

The Gall Doctor

Doctor Viper : The Querulous Life of Philip Thicknesse. By Philip Gosse. (Cassell. 21s.) THE vast literary mines of the eighteenth century can still promise useful materials to......