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Mr. Sisley Huddleston, the well-known journalist, has published a little book of essays (Articles de Paris, Methuen, Os.), most of which are reprints from various publications......
Fiction
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Finance—public & Private
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The Walls Of Jericho. By Rudolph Fisher. (knopf. 7s....
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In The Second Volume Of Mr. Robert Bridges' Collected Essays
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