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Early Pessimism

Judgements on History and Historians. By Jacob Burckhardt. With an Introduction by H. R. Trevor-Roper. (Allen and Unwin, 18s.) WHEN Jacob Burckhardt died in 1897 he was known as......

Guide Noir

Journey to the Ends of Time. Volume I. Lost in the Dark Wood. By Sacheverell Sitwell. (Cassell, 35s.) vampire has the freedom of the night, during which it may nourish on living......