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Uncle Raymond

IN the absence of audible protest, it must be assumed that the literary public is reasonably satisfied with Mr. Raymond and the whole tradi- tion of weekly wit with which he......

The Sinking Peerage

The House of Lords in the Age of Reform, 1784- 1837. By A. S. Turberville, edited by R. J. White. (Faber, 50s.) THE late Professor Turberville began his studies of the House of......