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heroes in Friendship. By Basil Mathews. (Oxford Univer- sity -

Press. 2s. 6d.)This boOk is described as for boys and girls of about thirteen Years of age: The heroes belong to all ages—beginning with PolyearP, and going on to St. Francis, Abraham Lincoln, and other heroes and h'eroines who have been willing to adventure- all in the service of their fellow-men."