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New Novels

ONE thing at least is clear about A Fable: it is offered at the level of a masterpiece and asks to be judged as such. Nine years in the writing, as they say in the trailers,......

A Spectator Competition For Schools

THREE prizes of eight guineas each are offered for the three best original descriptive reports (between 500 words and 750 words) of any notable event occurring between July 1,......

Views Of Chita

MY SEVERAL WORLDS. By Pearl Buck. (Methuen, 21s.) MANDARIN RED. By James Cameron. (Michael Joseph, 15s.) OUR understanding of China owes a great deal to Pearl Buck, both for The......