26 MAY 1928, page 29

In Englishmen, Frenchmen, Spaniards (oxford University...

de Madariaga points out that " the natural reaction towards life in each of these three peoples is : for the Englishman, action ; for the Frenchman, thought ; for the Spaniard,......

The Latest - Volume In Sir Janies-marchant's Useful "...

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Wrrn the steadily increasing number of motor vehicles using the roads throughout the country safety assumes more and more importance. Much has been done during the last two......

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Mr. H. B. Creswell, The Novelist, Has Newly Become A

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The First Great Gift Of The Essayist Is To See

familiar things through fresh eyes, and the second is to allow his readers to share in his discoveries and enthusiasms. That Mr. Robert Lynd possesses both these faculties may......

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The keynote of Mr. G. Willoughby Meade's fascinating Chinese Ghouls and Goblins (Constable, 24s.) is to be found in this saving of Confucius : " How abundantly do spiritual......

General Knowledge Questions

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