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Other People's Lives

The World Regained. By Dennis McEldowney. (Chapman and Hall, 10s. 6d.) CHILDREN instinctively treat physical disabilities in others the right way—they remark on them, yet take......

New Novels

AT a time when dedications have shrunk to almost nothing—just a clipped personal affirma- tion unconnected with the character of the book —it is an agreeable change to find one......

Biologist's Lens

The Uniqueness of the Individual. By 1 ' Medawar. (Methuen, 18s.) SOME of the best contemporary writing bY, standards is produced by scientists and it r s indication of the......