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Strap-hanging

'ONE night through the partition I overheard a conversation between my parents. . . . "The boy's mental development is somewhat lagging behind his physical one." "What?" cried......

Complete Historian

The French Revolution. By Georges Lefebvre. Translated by Elizabeth Moss Evanson. (Routledge and Kegan Paul, 35s.) ONE of the last papers ever given by Georges Lefebvre was......

Political Thriller

Ashes and Diamonds. By George Andrzeyevski. (Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 18s.) IN Poland the novel as we know it has never really been the dominant form. There are many reasons for......