11 DECEMBER 1936, page 40

Cockalorum By Hamish Maclaren Born Writer As He Is, Hamish

Maclaren should know that even a genius must discriminate between subjects. He may have the gift of words, but if there is one subject a writer should avoid unless he has......

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