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Russia — First Steps

The Soviet Way of Life. By Maurice Lovell. Home Study Books. (Methuen. 4s. 6d.) Russia: The Old and the New. By Joan Thomson. (Murray. 8s. 6d.) "I SHALL take each major organ or......

The Concerto Develops

The Concerto. By Abraham Veinus. (Cassell. 165.) I'EtE cult of form for form's sake in music is an aberration by which musicologists are much more likely to be afflicted than......

Impressionist And Recluse

IN the long run only the canvas matters, but in our initial acquaint- ance with the painter his work may lose nothing by being seen against a background of personality. With the......