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Disciple Of Wingate

THE last war gave far more opportunity than its predecessor for individual adventure of all kinds, from Philips Oppenheim to Doughty ; and it has already produced a fine crop......

Rilke And The Ghostly Count

From the Remains of the Count C. W. By Rainer Maria Rilke. The German text and an English translation and introduction by J. B. Leishman. (Hogarth Press. 8s. 6d.) Rainer Maria......

Murder In The Tower

THE poisoning of Sir Thomas Overbury in the Tower of London is a tale familiar to students of the reign of King James I, but probably less so to the publisher's and—in this......