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A New England Moralist

The Works of Thoreau. Selected and Edited by Henry Seidel Canby. (Allen and Unwin. 18s.) THOREAU is the shirtless happy man of the fable. His happiness was part of a belief in "......

Sign-boards

INN SIGNS, which our ancestors included in the large class of trade emblems comprehensively called sign-boards, are enjoying a strong revival. This is natural ; partly because......

An Amateur Builder

Home-Made Home. By Ronald Duncan. (Faber'and Faber. 10s. 6d.) THE declared purpose of this book is to help the man who wants to build a house for himself in the country. About......

To Appreciate Music

Music in Education. By W. J. Smith. (Faber and Faber. 8s. 6d.) BOTH these books deal with musical education, but from rather different points of view. Mr. Haggin is out to win......