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Serious Apology

William Penn : A Topical Biography. By William I. Hull. (Oxford University Press. 21s.) WILLIAM PENN is a difficult subject for the biographer. He is a man exuberant in words......

A Scrutiny Of Stevenson

Presbyterian Pirate. By Doris N. Dalglish. (Oxford. 8s. 6d.) MISS DALGLISH'S study of Stevenson has no rhapsodies about the heroic invalid, and no giggling research into his......