The Ecstasies Of De Quincey (harrap, Is. 6d.) Is A
selection of the purpler passages of De Quincey's writings, with an admirable introduction by Mr. Thomas Burke. Here is De Quincey on a very modern topic, " The Glory of......
Anyone Who Wants To Build A Real Log Cabin Is
recom mended to buy Mr. Chilson Aldrich's book of that name (Macmillan, 17s.). The illustrations are good and accompanied by an agreeable text. * * * *......
To The Same Series, Sir William Beach Thomas Contributes A
paper which our readers will be glad to know of, for they will enjoy it. It is called The Happy Village (Benn, 1s.), and describes in Sir William's inimitable way a village......
Mr. Henry Salt Is The Oldest Surviving Eton Master But
one and has written pleasant and liberal-minded reminiscences of the great school in Memories of Bygone Eton (Hutchinson, 10s. 6d.). He is no uncritical Old Etonian revelling in......
The Publication Of Single Poems In Decorative Booklet...
not especially appeal to us—it seems just a little precious —but it must be said that the Ariel poem series (Faber and Gwyer, Is. each) is being produced very attractively......
Pain Is A Mechanism Of Perfection : It Warns The
sufferer, it teaches Enrgeon, it preserves life. Dr. MacKenna Writes well of it in the pleasant " Affirmations " series edited by Dr. Percy Dearmer, and published by Messrs.......
The Gifts Of Mr. Will H. Ogilvie And Mr. Lionel
Edwards run well together. Mr. Ogilvie can tell a hunting story in verse with rapidity and charm, and he can give a good, sparkling picture of the English countryside. Mr.......
They Arc Chiefly Interesting For Their Illustrations,...
chosen to make a popular appeal. The two before us are The Dawn of British Literature, by S. P. B. Mais, and Mythology, by Ernest Granger. They are more in the nature of......
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(Continued from page 403.) Mr. Hilaire Belloc has chosen of late to rewrite history in the supposed interests of the Roman Catholic Church. The third volume of his History of......
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