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Rachmaninov

Serge! Rachmaninov. By John Culshaw. (Dennis Dobson. Bs. 6d.) "TELL me," said Tolstoy after Rachmaninov had played for him at Yasnaya Polyana, " has that kind of music any......

Trees And Wood

Woodland Crafts in Britain. By H. L. Edlin. (Batsford. 15s.) OF the materials that are suitable for construction, wood is more easily worked than stone, and was known before the......

Gentlemen Of Scotland

Lowland Lairds. By James Fergusson. (Faber. 16s.) The Seven Sons of the Provost. By Henrietta Taylcr. (N Ison. 2Is.) THE Scots " laird " occupied socially as well as......

Fiction

The Tormentors. By Richard Cargoe. (Gollancz. 9s. 6d.) Boys and Girls Come Out to Play. By Nigel Dennis. (Eyre and Spottiswoodc. 11 s. 6d.) Love in a Cold Climate. By Nancy......