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Master Craftsmen

The Custom House. By Francis King. (Longmans, 18s.) Perspectives. By Bernadine Bishop. (Hutchinson, 15s.) Every Advantage. By John Verney. (Collins, 16s.) The Way to the......

A World And Its Weakness

The Mighty and their Fall. By I. Compton-Burnett. (Gollancz, 16s.) , °w, as in the past, the term 'great' is applied 1 ° all sorts and conditions of writers. I recently Sa W......