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Segal's India

High Noon of Empire. By Michael Edwardes. (Eyre and Spottiswoode, 35s.) ALMOST everything is true of a large and ancient country like India, and one feels that if Mr. Segal had......

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All the Conspirators Mos . ' . historical novels have too much bogus colouring, too little humour, trivial human motives, and insufficient feeling for the am- biguities of......