Sir Leo Chiozza Money, In Can War Be Averted? (thornton
Butterworth, 10s. 6d.) sets out to face the facts of the inter- national situation. He succeeds tolerably well, by means of statistics a population, "natural resources,......
Fed Up. By George A. Birmingham. (methuen. 7s. 6d.) —a
Conservative and- a Labour candidate, tired of electiOn trappings—rantings, kisses, accidents and con- fusion—meet together, disappear, and provide . a good story which is most......
Late Of London Wall. By Bruce Norman. (arrosv- Smith. 7s.
6d.)—A sound, readable novel about an ordinary business man who, having made money, retires and sets about the new and more perplexing business of enjoying it.......
We 'were Not Amused By This " Powerful And Convincing
tale," as the publishers describe Congo Gods, by Otto Liitken i(Constable,. 7s. 6d.). It is built up on a series of remarkable coincidences and based, if a knowledge of language......
Iii The Market. By Archibald Lee. (cassell. 7s. 6d.) The
author, who has distilled for us the very essence of Victorianism; tells of a *ell-brought-up girl, who cuts a number of dashes. His book is wise, witty and convincing.......
" Sentiment Is Out Of Fashion. Yet Bitter Sweet, Which
is nothing if not sentimental, has not been a dead failure. Thus we see that things that are out of fashion do not cease to exist. Sentiment goes on," says Mr. Max Beerbohm in......
Sir Charles Bright Has Been Happily Inspired In Let's Help
a Collection of Good Causes (Routledge, 4s. 6d.). Voluntary service in a myriad forms is still a characteristic of English society, despite the growth of bureaucracy, but the......
Messrs. William Blackwood Are Publishing This Week A...
book, which one would instantly label a Blackwood : and that is praise enough. A Celtic Hulk Burly, by L. Luard (7s. 6d.), is ostensibly the story of the building of a "......
Cinderella's Daughter. By John Erskine. (put- Nam. 7s....
Godiva enjoy her ride, and did Cinderella's daughter follow in her mother's footsteps, and how patient was Griselda ? The author answers these and five more questions rather......
" A Curious Country, But Rather Thorough," Is One Of
Captain Owen Tweedy's comments on Russia, which his account of a three days' organized tour in Leningrad and Moscow ade- quately substantiates. In Russia at Random (Jarrolds,......
It Is An Agreeable Surprise To Find That The New
life of George TVashington, by Mr. Shelby Little (Routledge, 16s.) is both easy to read and truthful, for no man has suffered more from his biographers. The author has made use......
The War And The Motor Car Between Them Have Undoubtedly
popularized the use of maps. Thus Dr. I. J. Curnow s agreeable and well illustrated account of map-making ancient and modern, under the title of The World Mapped (Sifton Praed,......
Some Books Of The Week
* *' * * ' ABRAHAM 'Ascots's character gains in interest as it is more closely studied, especially in relation to the politicians with whom he had to work. There is much detail......
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