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A History Of The Sciences

A History of the Sciences. By S. F. Mason. (Routledge and Kegan Paul. 28s.) DR. MASON'S intention in writing this book was to produce a lucid, 500-page survey presenting the......

Athenian Greenroom

The Dramatic Festivals of Athens. By Sir A. W. Pickard-Cambridge. (0.U.P. 50s.) Tins posthumous work of the late Sir A. W. Pickard-Cambridge needs no praises from a reviewer.......

The Elizabethan Reaction

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