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Fiction

Man and Nature 7s. Bd.) Mario and the Magician. By Thomas Mann. (Seeker. Is.) THOUGH none of them is a deliberately " regional " study, these five novels, each with a different......

The Owner Lies Dead. By Tyline Perry. (gollanez. 7s. 6d.)—we

have here that very rare thing—a first-class thriller which is also a novel full of human interest and sound psychology. The story opens with an account of a mining disaster. A......

Wood Sanctuary. By M. E. Francis And Margaret Blundell....

and Unwin. 75. 6d.)—This is the kind of love story, peopled by lay figures of one dimension and two characteristics only, which was considered suitable for girls to read some......

A Wise Man Foolish. By H. T. Hopkinson. (chap- Man

and Hall. 7s. 6d.)—Mr. Hopkinson begins his novel of village life in the middle of another story. He introduces us to a set of people who have been affected by a mysterious......