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The Mastery Of The Keyboard. By George Denham. (cecil...

5s. net.) In this book there are no new theories for attaining virtu- osity, but very helpful suggestions for beginners and for pianists who have reached a moderate proficiency,......

Songs For Boys. By Boys Of Throston Sehool (printed By

F. W. Mason, Hartlepool. 6d. net.) This is a collection of 105 poems, produced by an entire class of 40 boys in standard V. at Throston Boys' School, Hartlepool, (Continued on......

The Daily Mail Year Book Is, As Usual, Full Of

interesting and useful information of every sort and kind. It is the best of ephemeral encyclopaedias. The lightning biographies of a thousand notable people are very good, but......

The Authors' Attractive Suggestions Set Forth In This...

book seem to imply that the income we " ought to have " is something over £1,000 a year. For the reason- ably comfortable and civilized existence of an English family to-day a......

Looking After Joan. By John Palmer. (christophers. 7s....

is the story of the girl who could not look after herself and of the people who tried to do it for her. There is the Diana-like Barbara who quotes Hamlet, and always orders the......

A Triangle.t

MR. BARING must be rather handicapped by his reputation for versatility : since the Industrial Revolution life has become so specialized that the man of many pies is inevitably......

The Leaning Spire. By George A. B. Dewar. (the Chelsea

Publishing Co. 6s. not.) " My motive in preparing a new edition of- this book," writes Mr. Dewar, " is that it interested my wife who knew well the neighbourhood out of which......

Fair Weather Cometh. By May Stanley. (parsons. 7s. 6d. Net.)

This is a Canadian story with a feminist bias. It is written in a pleasant, interesting way, and should fmd an enthusiastic public. The best thing in the book is the author's......

Shorter Notices.

THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW. (Price 29. 6d.) The December number of the Architectural Review is worthy of special attention. The first article on " The Theatre of Sabbioneta " will......