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Literary Lady

Mary Russell Mitford. By Vera Watson. (Evans. iss.) "To her only surviving relative and most cherished friend, HER BELOVED AND VENERABLE FATHER, these volumes full of endearing......

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East of the Iron Curtain. By Vernon Bartlett. (Latimer Mouse. 8s. 6d.) THE value of Mr. Bartlett's new book lies, not so much in the narrative, as in the conclusions. The story......

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