Some Books Of The Week

Duanio the past month the books most in demand at the Times Book Club have been :-- Fierrox :—Brief Candles, by Aldous Huxley ; -- and Co., by Jean Richard Bloch ; Cimarron, by......

Captain Ellam, As A . Practising Buddhist, Is Well...

tell the world of that great religion which was founded in India but was driven thence by the Hindu priesthood to flourish in China, Japan, Burma, Siam, Tibet, and Ceylon. His......

Mr. Norman Douglas, Fresh From Perusing A Copy Of Mother

India which some (un)kind friend thrust upon him for a railway journey, is moved to put the question How About Europe ? (Chatto and Windus. 7s. 6d.). Alas ! the author's......

The Tenth Volume Of The Julian Shelley Has Just Been

published by Messrs. Ernest Benn (13 3s.). We commented at some length on this work when the first volume appeared four years ago. Since then the editors have been working at......

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Mr. Basil S. Long Set Himself A Laborious Task In

A History of British Miniaturists (Geoffrey Bles, IS 5s.), and is to be congratulated on its competent completion. Prefaced by Notes on the art, which adequately cover the......

King Edward Vii And His Court (murray, 125.), By The

late Sir Lionel Cust, is a charming volume of reminiscences into which the author has infused the spirit of gaiety which we see in the sparkling eyes of the portrait reproduced......

Mr. Robert Sandek (whose Two Considerable Volumes On...

reviewed in.the Spectator of September 14th, 1929) contributes an introduction to Your Character from Your Handwriting, by Mr. C. Harry Brooks (Allen and Unwin. 3s. 8d.). This......

The Deeds Of The Two Tongreves, Sir Walter And His

son "Billy," both of whom won the Victoria Cross, speak so well for them that a formal review of The Congreves (Murray, 15s.) is unnecessary. But we would not lose the occasion......