Genius, Talent And Insanity
The Psychology of Men of Genius. By Ernst Kretseinner. Translated by R. B. Cattell. (Kogan Paul. 15s.) DEFINITIONS of genius are numerous but for the most part unsatisfactory.......
Climbs In Retrospect
CLIMBING and good writing seem to go together. At least it is no surprise to find Sir Claud Schuster's modest papers on Alpine and Pyrenean experiences possessed of the charm......
Stories Of Travel
THE four travel books before us illustrate very vividly that in the case of this kind of book it is the merit of the author as a writer rather than as a traveller which matters.......
Fowls And Fishes
Marsh and Mudflat. By Major Kenneth Dawson. Illustrated from original dry points and etchings by Winifred Austen, R.E. (Country Life. 15s.) A Fisherman's Angles. By Patrick R.......
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