With The Corners Off By Commander A. B. Campbell
Commander Campbell is already well known to a large public from his broad- cast talks ; his book (Harrap, 8s. 6d.) is written in much the same vein. It is a collection of......
Watch Czechoslovakia By Richard Freund
Mr. Freund has written an admirable little book (Nelson, zs. 6d.) on a sub- ject on which it is highly important for the public of this country to be well- informed.......
Current Literature
THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND ONE NIGHT Rendered into English by Powys Mathers Mr. Powys Mathers' rendering into English of Dr. Mardrus' translation into French of The Thousand Nights......
The Daily Mail Year Book (associated Newspapers, Is.) Is...
on a smaller scale, but on rather similar lines, and provides, for its size and price, a very useful amount of informa- tion. After a number of changes of title since its......
A Complete Directory Of The Whole Of London Is Provided
by Kelly's Post Office London Directory (Kelly's Directories, 55s. and 7os.). The value of the maps (scale 4 miles to an inch) thii year is enhanced because of the tremendous......
Snow On The Equator By H. W. Tilman
The author of this book (Bell, I2S. 6d.) is a well-known climber. He was one of the two climbers to reach the summit of Nanda Devi last year, and is to lead the next Everest......
Reference Books For 1938
Whitaker's Abnanack (6s. and 3s.) is at once the most compact and the most comprehensive of reference books, and the present volume, the loth annual edition, is even wider in......
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