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Credulity And Superstition

Witchcraft. By Pennethome Hughes. (Longman. 21s.) The Alchemists. By F. Sherwood Taylor. (Heinemann. 12s. 6d.) THE quest for common origins is full of perils, and, although it......

Books Of The Week

Renegades The Traitors. By Alan Moorehead. (Hamish Hamilton. 12s. 6d.) MR. MOOREHEAD, in a fascinating book, reconstructs the careers, analyses the characters and speculates......