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The Misted Mirror. By Henry Daniel-raps. Trans- Lated By It.

H. Mottram. (Seeker. 75. 6d.)—Although recently we have been given too many books that begin with stories of adolescents in a muddle, and go on to describe the psychology of......

Architects Of Character

Fifty Years Against the Stream. By E. D. Tyndale Bk., (Wesleyan Methodist Press, Mysore. Is.) " A SNOLI: and a stick will carry you through most dillicultiei in this life," says......

Rynox. By Philip Macdonald. (collins. 7s. 6d.)— Mr....

has again supplied his expectant public with an excellent detective story. It is unusual both in its form and in its plot, written more in the style of a Scotland Yard document......

The Corpse In Canonicals. By G. D. H. Cole And

M. Cole. (Collins. 7s. 6d.)—Mr. and Mrs. Cole's new detec- c story is extremely disappointing—at least this reviewer guessed both the mysteries as soon as they came into......

Philippa. By Anne Douglas Sedgwick. (constable. 7s....

written a tale full of morals. Aldous Wyntringharn deserted Beth his wife for Cosine ' Brandon, a delicate, wealthy and querelous widow with a past. Cosima- was obliged to......

Jews Without Money. By Michael Gold. (noel Douglas. 75....

good book about a people not ones own makes one feel for the time as if one belonged to them. great book makes it seem a privilege to belong to them. The reader sits back,......

Fiction

MASQUERADE. By Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick. (Collins. 7s. 6d.)—If it were not for the title and for the twin portraits onthe wrapper, one might be inclined to regard Mrs. Sidgwick's......

Tales From Far And Near. Edited By Ernest Rhys And

C. A. Dawson-Scott. (Appleton. 7s. 6d.)—The collection of stories from all parts of the world here brought together is certainly varied and exciting, even if they do not all......

The .open Secret. By Oliver Onions. (heinemann. 7s....

of Communist and anti-Communist secret organizations and the way in which they press upon and distort the lives of normal people is a theme which provides at least an ingenious......

General Knowledge Questions

Ova weekly prize of one guinea for the best thirteen Questions submitted is awarded this week to the Rev. A. R. Marriott. The Vicarage, Newtown Linford, Leicester, for the......