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Famine Of Quality

Thoughts on Feeding. By L. J. Picton. (Faber and Faber. 12s. 6d.) WILL this century of ours be known to posterity as the " Age of Knowledge"? When we think of all the......

The Tasks Of Democracy

The Future of Governments. By Herman Finer. (Methuen. 10s. 6d.) Tins book is mainly devoted to a survey of the problems that con- fronted the Governments of France, Germany,......

Medieval To Modern

The Wealth of England from 1496 to 1760. By G. N. Clark. (Oxford University Press. 3s. 6d.) THE Home University Library has launched in its time a notable fleet of pocket......