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Two Towns—One City Paris, London. By John F. Macdonald. .0:leant

Richards. 7e. 6d. not.)--The late Mr. Macdonald, whose early death in 1915 was partly due to his labours in French hospitals, -pleased many readers by his gay and cheerful sketches of French and English life and unquestionably did much to popularize the Entente in England. This volume contains a selection from his articles on Paris and London, in peace and war, with an introduction by Mrs. Frederika Macdonald. The author's staccato style, adapted from a French usage to give the impression of vivid realism, becomes at times rather wearisome, but he knew and loved the common people in both capitals and his writings were essentially sincere.