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Parliamentary Intelligence

Members of the Long Parliament. By D.Brunton and D. H. Pennington, with an Introduction by R. H. Tawney. (Allen and Unwin. 21s.) Tins is one of the most useful books to appear......

Mr. Hoover's Apology

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The Spirit Of Sicily

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