Rubber And Rubber Planting. By R. H. Lock. (cambridge...
Press. is. net)—India-rubber was first used in England in the eighteenth century, for the humble purpose of removing the marks of black-lead pencils—whence its name. The first......
A Glossary Of Tudor And Stuart Words. By Walter W.
Skeet. (Clarendon Press. 5s. net.)—This posthumous parergon is the fruit of what a less "eager, enthusiastic spirit" than the late Professor Skeet might have called idle hours.......
Mediaeval Byways. By L. F. Salzmann. (constable And Co....
very amusing book is a product of Mr.Salzmarufs researches among early records—mainly the proceedings of the Court of Chancery. He has a keen eye for human interest, and made a......
Literary Influences In Colonial Newspapers, 1704-1750. By...
Hill. By Dorothy Brewster.— Learned Societies and English Literary Scholarship. By H. H. Stemma. (New York : Columbia University Press. 6s. 6d. net each.)—Each of these......
A History Of Arnold, Nottinghamshire. (nottingham H. B....
6d. net.)—This excellent "regional survey" bears testimony to that spirit of local patriotism which ie one of the best assets for a country. Arnold is a " large village" of......
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