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Prayer—an Interpretation

A Preface to Prayer. By Gerald Heard. (Cassell. 7s. 6c1.1 THE background of Mr. Heard's book, considered as denial not as affirmation, is given in some -sentences of the chapter......

American Books And English Readers

American Literature in Nineteenth-Century England. By Clarence Gohdes. ' (Oxford University Press. 16s. 6d.) THIS book is one of the admirable Columbia Books on Literature— a......