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An Existential Historian

The Human Tradition. By H. J. Blackham. (Routledge. 21s.) THE history of ideas is a fascinating subject, but nearly all the best books about it are as boring as could be. This......

William Godwin

THOSE who study Keats and Shelley and their circles may love their subject wisely, but they are also inclined to love it far too well. They should indeed consider all the......

The Devil And The Violin

Paganini. By Renee de Saussine. (Hutchinson. 16s.) Tim vie romancie will always attract a good many readers and can never therefore be quite out of fashion.......