In The Old Flying Days Major C. C. Turner (sampson
Low, Marston, 25s.) has produced a pleasant history, which actual and intending aeronauts will welcome. We hope to review these books on flying later. * * * *......
There Is No End To The Activity Of Major Gordon
Home's informing pen and artistically industrious pencil, and once again the skill of both is displayed in Edinburgh (Black). How the publishers can produce a comely book like......
Some Books Of The Week
SIR SAMUEL HOARE has made a very human document out of his journey to India by Air (Longmans, Green. 6s. 6d.). Sir Samuel evidently throughly enjoyed the whole trip and his......
Lady Wilson's Charming Introduction To Her Father's Book...
Memories, by Lord Ribblesdale, Cassell, 15s.), which she has edited, is of a piece with the book itself. Lord Ribblesdale was exceedingly popular with everyone, for he had a......
Why Has The Evolution Of The English Hymn—cm Historical...
of the Origin and Development of the Hymns of the Christian Church, by F. J. Gillman (Allen and Unwin, 10s. 6d.), such an awkward title ? It is a delight to turn its pages. Mr.......
Aspects Of Contemporary American Life. The Book Is...
German, with a more than German thoroughness, but the style throughout is singularly lucid. Hence it is that we are able to pass easily from political, economic, and religious......
Prince Of Wales' Own Is Fortunate In Having Secured The
services of Captain Everard Wyrall's practised pen in bringing to completion the history of its many battalions that helped to lead the Great War to a victorious conclusion. Not......
There Is Abundant Room For A New Study Of Gladstone
such as Mr. Osbert Burdett has written (W. E. Gladstone. Constable. 12s. 6d.). Of late years much more attention has been given to his great rival Disraeli than to the "......
Colonel Lindbergh's Own Biography, We—pilot And Plane
(Putman - is, 7s. 6d.), is an absorbingly interesting book, which merits a longer review than we can now give it. What we have just said of the Air Minister's volume applies......
From A Motor (12s. 6d.). Though It Will Not Supplant
Mr. Bensusan's masterly book on the country, Mr. Vernon's contains plenty of lively chat on both Algeria and Morocco, and in addition he quotes with effect extracts from other......
" General - Knoivietige " Competition Will Be Found Of)
p. 743 this wezle. -•......
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