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DANTE, Temple Classics edition. Trans by Gardner & Wickstead: Rev. J.O.C. Alleyne. 44 Cherllon Road, Winchester. Hampshire. E. HALEVY The Triumph of Reform. L'Europe et la Revolution Francais°. Dowson, The Old Hall, Seething, Norwich. BOOKS on the Philippines/Manilla. Write titles, prices: Cid Reyes. 47 Exeter Road, London W2. HOW WILLIAM WICKHAM HELPED SAVE THE BRITISH EMPIRE by A. Schuller. Write Spectator Box No, 833. TROLLOPE'S An Eye For An Eye; Kept In The Dark: Marion Fey; Castle Richmond; The Bartrams; The Kellys & The O'Kellys; The Landleaguers; The Macdermotts of Ballycloran. A, W. Moss, Tocknells Court, Painswick, Glos.

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LETTERS OF SYDNEY SMITH. O.U.P. 1953.2 vols. B. S. Allen, Sark, CI.

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accountant's domination. But this, though valuable, acts as no more than a framework for the author's insight into the life of the peasants which had been revealed to her over the months by her true friends, the women of the family.

Anyone who flies over India sees an endless succession of dusty strips seemingly far too barren to support life in any form. One has to make an effort to remind oneself that this is one of the most crowded lands in the world. It is the great achievement of Family Web that it records a rare and successful attempt by an outsider to enter this much explained and little understood land. Miss Hobson's success in doing that should ensure a long life indeed for this remarkable book.

At the end she feels guilty in case her presence has altered the life of the village women for the worse. Perhaps her real guilt was not on account of responsibility but on account of her departure. She had gained the trust and love of the villagers and then she had left, as Westerners generally do. If so, there is comfort in the closing episode. The leading villager valued his relationship with her to such an extent that he was prepared, on their parting, to ask her for the gift of a motor scooter in the certain knowledge that this would be refused. By choosing to end on this disenchanted note Sarah Hobson shows how well she understands the real nature of the relationship between us and them.