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Pragmatists All

J. 0. URMSON There is no contemporary philosopher who writes with so easy a command of syntax as Professor Ayer. His prose has an austere ele- gance, devoid of rhetoric and......

The Modern Round

AUBERON WAUGH The Judas Boy Simon Raven (Blond 30s) Very few professional writers can have been completely unmoved by Ian Fleming's achieve- ment. A mistake which many of them......