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Stalin : An Inadequate Biography

Stalin. By Nikolaus Basseches. (Staples. 18s. 6d.) IN his preface to Stalin Herr Basseches has set out frankly many of the difficulties which confront an intending biographer of......

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Crime Marches On

Be Kind to the Killer. By Henry Wade. (Constable. 12s. 6d.) Murder by the Book. By Rex Stout. (Collins, The Crime Club. • 9s. 6d.) Death Darkens Council. By Vicars Bell. (Faber.......