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BOOKS.
The SpectatorTHE BLACK M AN'S IN THE WAR.. Ste ArrorrArro GEDDES said day that, for every man in the Army who was actively engaged in fighting at a given moment, twentvfour men were 'hard...
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A BOOKMAN'S BUDGET.•
The SpectatorMn. Aesms Densest has composed a delightful miscellany, partly original and partly " conveyed " from other men's writings. It is the very thing for those odd quarters of an hour...
GREAT BRITISH PROBLEMS" Ma. ELLIS BARKER might have widened the
The Spectatortitle of his book, for the problems with which he deals are, most of them, European. Some are more distinctively European than British. Yet since Great Britain has, under the...
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RINGS FOR THE FINGER.* PROBABLY more sentiment centres in a
The Spectatorring, and finds expression in its little compass, than in any other bit of jewellery, however perfect and charming it may be. Is it that when we give or receive a ring the hopes...
HOME LIFE IN THE BALKANS.*
The SpectatorTux home customs, beliefs, and superstitions of the Balkans are almost as various as the peoples who-inhabit that disturbed part of Europe. Yet they have certain strong points...
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ARMENIA AND THE WAR.*
The SpectatorA FEARFUL interest attaches to tide little book. In it the last chapter of Armenia's martyrdom is set forth. It is full of horrors, but they are not hearsay horrors. They are...
THE PLAY WAY.*
The SpectatorREADERS of Mark Twain will remember how when Tom Sawyer was condemned to whitewash his aunt's garden fence, he induced his friends, by presenting the task to them in the light...
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TOLSTOY'S YOUTH.* Tim comparison that suggests itself unjustly but automatically
The Spectatorto the reader of the present volume is with the Diary of Samuel • TAs Diaries of Iwo Toldoo: rose, Pd. A, 1547.185.2. Translated from the Hun= by C • J. liesarth and A. sthth....
AN IMPERIAL OBLIGATION.* As frontispiece to Mr. Mawson's book, An
The SpectatorImperial Obligittott, is a very moving picture by Louis Raemsekers, the famous Dutch cartoonist. It represents ono of the now pathetically familiar figures in hospital blue suit...
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J. R. ILLINGWORTH..
The SpectatorIT was inevitable that the people who owed instruction or comfort, or perhaps something still deeper, to Dr. Illingworth's writings should wish to know more of the man behind...
THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING PEOPLES..
The SpectatorTnE object of this excellent volume is to advocate a reunion of the English-speaking peoples of the world :— " An Alliance of the United States with the British Common- wealth...
THE STUDENT'S GUIDE..
The Spectator" THIS book sets forth from the author's wide experience with students of to-day the practical means of making the years of study pay dividends in spiritual and mental mastery."...
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AR About Engines, by Edward Cressy (Cassell and Co., Oa
The Spectatornet), is a readable book, which begins with the history and development of the steam engine, and purses on to turbines, gas and oil engines, the petrol motor and the locomotive,...
CURRENT LITERATURE.
The SpectatorCINEMA PLAYS. Cinema Plays. By Eustace Hide Ball. (Stanley Paul and Co. Is. 6d. net.)—Any one whose ambition it is to write a cinema play cannot do better titan study Mr....
ANNUALS. — The Boy's Own Paper in its thirty-ninth volume and the
The SpectatorGirl's Own Paper and Woman's Magazine, which is nearly as old (R.T.S., Is. Rd. net each), may once more be commended as attractive and wholesome reading for young people. The...
Another very attractive book is Mr. A. W. Pollard's abridgment
The Spectatorof Malory, The Romance of King Arthur (Macmillan and Co., 10s. 6{1. net), with many clever illustrations in colour and in black- and-white by Mr. Arthur Beckham. Mr. Pollard...
The Life of the Caterpillar, by J. Henri Fabre, translated
The Spectatorby A. Teixeira de Mattes (Hodder and Stoughton, 6s. net), is the sixth volume in English of the great French entomologist's writings, and is as interesting as any of the others....
GIFT -BOO KS.
The SpectatorFOR YOUNG PEOPLE. Sin Hmenv NEWHOLT has written another excellent book for boys —and for their sisters too—called The Book of the Happy Warrior (Longmana and Co., 6s. net). He...
The Boy's Book of Buccaneers, by Eric Wood (Cassell and
The SpectatorCo., Is. Rd. net), has a taking title, mut proves to he a we]]-written collection of episodes familiar to the readers of Esquemeling. Sir Henry Morgan is given his due...
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Through Lapland with Skis and Reindeer. By Frank Hedges Butler.
The Spectator(T. Fisher Unwin. l2o. 6d. net.)—Mr. Butler has written an interesting account of Lapland, and of his travels there before the war, mainly for the benefit of the adventuress:,...
The Welchers. By Emily Huntley. (Red Triangle Press. Bd.) —This
The Spectatorattractive and touching little book describes the work of the hostels which the Y.M.C.A. maintains In France for relatives and friends visiting soldiers who are dangerously ill....
In a little series of " Cahiers Belgee," or pamphlets
The Spectatoron Belgian topics, appears an attraotive study by M. Henri Pavignon of Lc Soldat Beige Feint par liii.tninss (Paris : Van Oest, 70e.), which shows by soldiers' letters and:poems...
Germany's Annexationist Aims. By S. Grumbach. Translated by J. Ellis
The SpectatorBarker. (J. Murray. 3s. 6d. net.)—This little book, a reduced and rearranged version of a Swiss collection of leading Germans' views on annexation, is well worth reading. The...
THE ROAD AND THE INN.
The SpectatorThe Road and the Dm. By James John Ilissey. (Macmillan and Co. 10a. net.)—In hie-new book Mr. Iliasey describes a delightfully haphazard journey. " My plan of travel was to have...
Balfour, Vivian, and Jens. Arranged by F. W. Heleey. (Funk
The Spectatorand Wegnalle. Os. net.)—This interesting little volume is a record of the Allied Missions to America in the spring and early summer of this year, with an account of the...
We have received the second number, for October, of Lord
The SpectatorCharnwood's important and valuable quarterly, Recalled-I:0.We (Bale, Sons, and Danielsson, Is. net), which is " devoted to the care, re- education, and return to civil life of...
Brati/ Commercially Considered. (Syren and Shipping. ts.)— This well-illustrated volume
The Spectatorgives much information about the commeroe and industry of Brazil at the present time, with some historical and geographical chapters. It is not generally known that the United...
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1,141.0.11; Piloted by W. 8,55101,5 A iN)I.F, 9B de 99
The SpectatorFetter Law, E.O. 4 ; sad Publiebed by Atreus Eglasoa.for the "SPECTAT04" (Limited), at WIC 0 Olos. - Iso. Welhatdoo Street (W.C. is the Ileum!. of the Savoy, Wend, In the County...
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TOPICS OF THE DAY.
The SpectatorO UR Italian Allies have sustained a grave and unexpected reverse in the Julian Alps en their eastern front. Ten days ago they were holding tho whole Isonzo line—except round...
The French completed their great victory of last week on
The Spectatorthe Aisne front by pushing the enemy across the Oise-Aisne Canal. They captured during the five days of their offensive no fewer than 11,157 prisoners and 180 guns. The French...
The enemy pressed their advantage on the left flank, occupying
The SpectatorCividale last Saturday and Udine, which had been the Italian headquarters, on Tuesday. Meanwhile the main body of the Italian Second Army withdreW westwards, abandoning Gorizia...
There is little news from the Russian front. The German
The SpectatorFleet in the Gulf of Riga last week bombarded two of the small Esthonian ports. No fresh landings were attempted, and the detachments which obtained a footing on the Verder...
The Air Services, besides continuing their attacks on the enemy
The Spectatorbillets and aerodromes in Flanders, have during the past week made four raids into Germany. Our airmen twice attacked the important railway junction at Saarbrucken, doing much...
The Second and Third Italian Armies had been conducting a
The Spectatorsuccessful offensive along the Isonzo from below Tolmino to the sea. Above Tolmino, to the east of the river, they held the lofty Monte Nero, but the enemy still held Tolmino...
Sir Douglas Haig maintains his relentless pressure on the Flanders
The Spectatorfront. In concert with the French, he attacked on a wide front on Friday week, from the Menin road northward to the swamps west of Houthulst Forest. The Canadians forced their...
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The SpectatorFOR TEE [Rnaimmeno s tin. WEEK ENDING SATURDIY, NOVEIIBER 3, 1917. Newnesene. f By Poss 01u. PosrsonAn5OSo I IA
THE PAPER SHORTAGE. — We trust that readers of the "Spectator" will
The Spectatorgive definite orders to their newsagents for a copy of the " Spectator " to be reserved for them each week till countermanded.
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We have beard it said that when some few days
The Spectatorlater the 2nd Woreesters were withdrawn from the Ins to rent, there was a re- markable illustration of the intensityof LordFrench's appreciation of what had been accomplished....
The Italian Ministry led by the veteran Signor Bosch was
The Spectatorde- feated in the Chamber on Thursday week by 314 votes to 96, and resigned. Its fall occurred on the morrow of the greet enemy offensive on the Isonzo, but was in no way...
The Prime Minister on Monday moved that the thanks of
The Spectatorthe House be given to the officers and men of the Navy and the Army, of the forces from overseas, and of the mercantile marine, and that the House " doth acknowledge with...
The Germans, who affect to sneer at Americans as dollar-
The Spectatorworshippers, will be disagreeably impressed by America's readiness to spend her dollars on the war. The second Liberty Loan of £600,000,000 has been a triumphant success. Over...
Mr. Lloyd George spoke of the old Army which, like
The SpectatorWin- kelried, " gathered the spears of the Prussian legions into its breast and in perishing saved Europe." He praised the Territorials, who held the breach while the vast...
It was a just instinct which prompted the Times to
The Spectatorsuggest that there should be a ceremonial recognition of Wednesday, October 31st, the anniversary of the critical day in the First Battle of Ypres. We have no doubt that this...
The Germans have said that before the First Battle of
The SpectatorYpres they had already run short of ammunition. Whether this be true or not, the number of their guns and the amount of ammunition they used were out of all proportion to our...
General Allenby, of whose army in Palestine we have heard
The Spectatorlittle for menthe past, has now dealt the Turks a sharp blow. On Wednesday, after a night march, his troops attacked Beersheba, the old town, twenty-five miles south-east of...
Last week we lost thirteen merchantmen over 1,600 tons and
The Spectatorfour smaller vessels by mine or submarine attack. In the previous week we had lost eighteen large and eight small ships. It is note- worthy that only one vessel is reported to...
Enemy aircraft visited our shores on Monday and Wednesday nights,
The Spectatorcrossing the South-East Coast. On Monday they were met and driven back by our air patrols before they could penetrate far inland. On Wednesday they came in relays to London,...
K Barthou, the new French Foreign Minister, made his first
The Spectatorstatement of policy in the Chamber on Thursday week. He declared that Alsace-Lorraine must be restored to France. Germany must be compelled to make reparation and restitution,...
But then the miraculous happened. Brigadier.General Charles FitzClarence decided to
The Spectatorattempt the recapture of Gheluvelt. There was an open gap of five hundred yards between the village and the South Wales Borderers, who had not retired and were holding on...
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On Thursday week the House of Commons passed the clause
The Spectatorof the Franchise Bill which will legalize proxy voting at a General Election. Sailors and fishermen at sea and soldiers serving on stations so far distant that their postal...
We have written elsewhere on the general expenditure, but may
The Spectatorsay here that the new Vote is to supply the necessary funds up to the first week in January. Mr. Boner Law made a handsome acknowledgment of the great financial assistance which...
An Amsterdam correspondent of the Times states that the German
The SpectatorAdmiralty, early in 1916, advocated an unrestricted submarine war, affirming that it would compel Great Britain to conclude peace within six months. Herr Hellferich, in a secret...
In a thin House on Thursday week the Government proposal
The Spectatorto pay landowners a royalty of ninepence a ton for petroleum found under their land was rejected by 44 votes to 35. The Bill vesting all discoveries of petroleum in the State...
Spain, like Italy, had a Cabinet crisis at the end
The Spectatorof last weak, but has not been equally fortunate in solving it. Seiler Date, the Conservative leader, who brought the country through the industrial disturbances of August, was...
Brazil, which severed relations with Germany in April last, declared
The Spectatorwar upon her on Friday week. The President had drawn the attention of the Brazilian Congress to the fact that four Brazilian ships bad been sunk by German submarines and that...
It is stated by La Maropok, the Belgian journal published
The Spectatorin London, that Germany recently made an offer of peace to the Belgian Government, through a Belgian manufacturer who was sent to Paris by Baron von Lanoken, the German...
The Simi Fein Party held a Convention at the Dublin
The SpectatorMansion Howie on Thursday and Friday of last week to formulate a consti- tution for Ireland. Seventeen hundred delegates attended from twelve hundred Slim Fein clubs, which are...
In the House of Commons on Tuesday Mr. Boner Law
The Spectatormoved a Vote of Credit for 1400,033,01). Though the financial figures which Mr. Boner Lsw passed in review were indeed alarming, he made them seem appreciably better than had...
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The SpectatorTHE NEW BIRRELLISM. T HE New Birrellism appears to be a thing of more rapid and luxuriant growth than even the old. The Old Birrellism was always suggesting that the best cure...
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THE ITALIAN REVERSE.
The SpectatorT HE seriousness of the misfortune to the arms of Italy must at once be admitted. Even if the German state- ments are an exaggeration, the is no dispute about the fact that the...
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THE FUTURE OF AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.
The SpectatorO NE of the most curious political episodes in the war has been the determined support given by a good many British Liberals to the idea of maintaining the Hapsburg Empire after...
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THE WAR AND THE TREASURY.
The SpectatorI N the course of last summer, as the result of what almost amounted to a revolt by independent members of the House of Commons, the Government consented to the appointment of a...
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A DISPLAIE OF NEW HERALDRIE.
The SpectatorTo All whom it may concern (and whom, indeed, at this Hoare concerneth it not ?) that do worthilie bear Armee or by bearing of them in the field be enfitulated to 'em in...
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A DOG'S-EYF. VIEW.
The SpectatorI T is no longer possible to take a bird's-eye view of life. Like a dog in a crowd, we must be content to follow our noses till destiny may deliver us. In ordinary times we do...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
The Spectator[Letters of the length of one of our leading paragraphs are often more read, and therefore more effective, than those which fill treble the space.] THE CLAIMS OF ITALY. ITo me...
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[To ant Eerros or Mt " SPLerrere."1 ilia, - 1 should like
The Spectatorstrongly to support the excellent letter from Mr. A. E. T. Newinan which appeared in your last issue. He puts the case very clearly. The Bishop of Oxford's friends seem bent,...
INTERCOMMUNION.
The Spectator(To Tat Hearse or rile SPECTATOR:1 Saa, —" Mernixi.oe," very interesting, if somewhat metaphysical, letter would have gained in lucidity if he had told us precisely what he...
A WORD TO HOUSEWIVES.
The Spectator[To me Earroa or rag " 9rcersros."1 Sts,—Will you allow a few words in reply to Mr. J. S. Little's letter, "A Word to Housewives," in the Spectator of October 206, in which he...
THE CHURCH FRANCHISE.
The Spectator[To rue EDROM or Tee 8reeTATOIt."1 Sin,—In the twenty years during which I have been a reader of the Spectator I have learned to esteem its imperturbable temper of equity in...
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the greatest interest and pleasure that I read the very
The Spectatorable article on this subject in the Spectator of October 20th. The arguments in favour of this policy are so clearly net out in this article that it would he presumption on my...
[To THE Emma or me " Seecreron."3 Sue,—In a letter
The Spectator(by Mr. J. S. Little) in your issue of October 20th entitled "A Word to Housewives" the writer suggests that women of the more prosperous classes, instead of crushing into the...
[To TER Enrroa or zees " SPECIATOS."1 Elm—Though some of
The Spectatoryour correspondents curiously- twist or miss the point of my remarks, all of them indirectly give anpport to the niain purpose of my letter. Obviously, I am not so simple as to...
A LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
The SpectatorCTo THE EDITOE or ens " Semearet."1 SIR,—Your correspondent "L. L.," writing upon a League of Nations, stays: " Surely we shall by now be wise enough to distrust any League that...
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THE NATIONAL SOCIETY AND THE EDUCATION BILL. [To THE Enema
The SpectatorOr THE " SPEOUTOR."1 Sla,—I ;shall be very glad if you con find room for the resolutions adopted on the Education Question at a numerously attendel meeting of the National...
CAPTAIN BOWEN-COLTHURST.
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR Or THE " SPECTAT011."] 812,—Your espousal of Captain Bowen-Colthurst'e cause most appeal to all lovers of justice in Ireland, to whatever party they belong. I do...
THE FRENCH CONVENTION AND MONOPOLY.
The Spectator[To THE Earros or THE " SPECTATOR...1 Sur,—In removing the covering papers from the bindings of some old volumes, parts of a Decree of the National Convention of France came to...
WHAT IS INDIA ?
The Spectator[To THE EDITOT or THE " SPEMTOR...] Sea,—May I be allowed to add to my previous letter the sugges- tion that the monthly magazine East and West, founded by Beramji Malabari, and...
BILINGUAL MINDS.
The Spectator[To ran EDITOE Or THE " &LEV/TOE...1 Sea,—The reviewer of Mr. Michael West's little book on education in Bengal (Spectator, October 20th) touched on some of the infirmities of...
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BOLO.
The Spectator[To IRE EDITOR or THE SPECTATOR. " ] Si,,—Until Boloism was lately exposed, I had never met the name except in the case of Miss Bolo, whom Mr. Pickwick found such an...
HOUTITULST WOOD.
The SpectatorITO TTIE EDTTOE OF THE EIPECTATOR...3 Sin,—The phrase " Who holds Hoathulst Wood holds Flanders " is flying about, and it seems to be generally attributed to Marl- borough. Can...
A SALONIKA CHURCH.
The Spectator[To ran EDITOR or THE SPECTATOR.") Sm,—The most interesting church in Salonika was that of St. Demetrius, which, unfortunately, suffered considerably from the recent fire. The...
" COLLY WESTON."
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR OP Tat SPECTATOO."] SIR,—The writer of a letter on this subject in the Spectator of October 26th asks if the saying, " It's na along o' Colly Wes(t)on," has...
A TRIAL FOR BLASPHEMY.
The Spectator[To me EDITOR or ma fivzortroa."] tile, - 1 have noticed that you continually allow appeals to be made to your readers, who are numerous and scholarly, in refer- ence to...
DR. WILLIAMS'S LIBRARY.
The Spectator[To TED Emma or TEE " drzersroa."1 Sta,—The recent publication of the Short Account of the Charity and Library Established under the Will of the late Rev. Daniel Williams, D.D.,...
THE NEW WAY OF WAR.
The Spectator[To THE Earroa or rsa " Sescrsvon."] SIR,—I think the following extracts from a letter describing the latest fighting conditions in Flanders might interest your eaders " They...
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DIVORCE LAW.
The Spectator[To nu EDITOR or nu " flescrwroa."] Ste,—Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's letter to you in your paper of October 90th on the subject of divorce and separation touches a question of the...
TENNYSON'S RHYMES.
The SpectatorfTo rns Emma or THE " Serchtros."1 Sta.—Professor Haines in his list of what he designates as Tenny- son's false rhymes puts your readers somewhat at a disadvantage by not...
POTATO PUDDINGS.
The Spectator(To me EDITOR or rue "Setornos."1 Six,—Seeing a correspondent in the Spectator wishes for recipes for potato sweets, I enclose two excellent ones.-1 am, Sir, Rc., POTATO...
BEER VERSUS FOOD.
The Spectator(To ran Emma or THE " Eleeernes.") Sin.—Regarded from the economical housekeeper's point of view, the reasoning of Mr. A. Blomfield's admirable letter on the barley question in...
CLUBS VERSUS "PUBS."
The Spectator(To ma EDITOR or THE " SP ECT ATOR." Sit,—In view of the fact that wherever one travels nowadays throughout the world there are thousands of men who regard the Army Young Men's...
LANDOR AND IRELAND.
The Spectator[To THE EDITOS or ma Eine:ma:] Sta.—Amongst Landor's contributions to the literature of the Irish question, the following lines ought surely not to be for- gotten:— "Ireland...
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LADY BURGHCLERE'S PRISONERS' FUND.
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR or THE 131•ECISTOR:1 Ste,--The fourth Christmas of the war is now in sight, but to the British prisoners in Germany or Turkey I fear its once merry chimes will...
WRITE COIFFES IN. MULBERRY WALK.
The Spectator[To THE Earros or sus Seecrasea.") Sra,—About a year ago I asked your help for a very admirable community for supplying surgical requisites for the wounded. Gratefully...
A TAME ROOK.
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR or THE SPECTATOR."I should like to tell you about my tame rook. Whilst she was still a fledgling her parents found her too much of a handful nod east her out of...
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POETRY.
The SpectatorTO ITALY. Time art the world's desired, the golden fleece, Of Time's adventurers faring down to Hell, Bat Helen's self dwelt not so far from peace Nor so beset since lofty...
ALL SOULS.
The SpectatorI SAW a vision in the night, And through the clouds a misty light. Below me in the myrtle trees The leaves were rustling in the breeze. On horses red and bay and white The...
BOOKS.
The SpectatorA SHORT HISTORY OF ENGLAND.• WHEN we saw that Mr. Chesterton had written a History of England we made a fairly safe guess that, whatever other peculiarities it • A Shod Hialorg...
MR. LANSING'S ADDRESS TO OFFICERS.
The SpectatorWe are very glad to be able to inform our readers that we have received permission to reprint the noble Address by Mr. Lansing which was published in the Spectator of September...
NOTICE.—When " Correspondence" or Articles are signed with the writer's
The Spectatorname or initials, or with a pseudonym, or are marked " Com- municated," the Editor roust not necessarily be held to be in agreement with the views therein expressed or with the...
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RELIGION IN OXFORD.• Tuz Master of University, having completed fifty
The Spectatoryears of residence in Oxford, has taken occasion by an address to the Oxford Society for Historical Theology to describe the changes which he Ices witnessed during that period...
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WAR IN THE THIRD DIMENSION.•
The SpectatorMANY qualities in a writer go to the making of a Real War Book, the kind of book which brings home to those who play no fighting pare the work of those who do. The author must...
WALTER GREENWAY.•
The SpectatorREADERS of Blackwood will remember " Walter Greenway," the heroic spy and ex-prisoner, the story of whose marvellous exploits in Mesopotamia reached Mr. Robert Holmes (the...
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ABOUT WINCHESTER COLLEGE.°
The SpectatorTHERE are some books which are a pleasure to many and some which are the delight of the few, Mr. Cook's book falls into both categories, for, while it will fascinate the smaller...
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READABLE NOVEL8. — As . 11's are Made. By Ann Weaver (Andrew Melrose.
The Spectator5s.)—A pre-war story concerning county and nouveaux riches intermarried families who live in Sussex.—The Frantic Boast. By Mrs. Victor Rickard. (Duckworth and Co. Os, net.)—The...
SOME BOOKS OF THE NITIAAC [Notice in it column does
The Spectatornot nano:wily prellote seboeqnent rearm.] TOE NOvEMBER 310ETHLIES. — The Nineteenth Century contains a remarkable article written at Petrograd in June by Mr. John Pollock, which...
The New East for September, which has just arrived from
The SpectatorTokyo, contains some plain speaking by Japanese writer. about Japan's relations with this country and with America. The editor of the Asahi Shimbun states that some Japanese...
Wo have pleasure in calling attention to the National Food
The SpectatorEconomy League's simple and practical Handbook for Housewives, by Lady Chance (2d.), now in its twenty-fifth edition, and to its new penny pamphlet on Potatoes and their Use in...
FICTION.
The SpectatorTHE DWELLING-PLACE OF LIGHT.• TEE author of Coniston has chosen for the subject of his new novel the life of a New England manufacturing town, inhabited mainly by immigrants...
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CALENDARS FOR 1918.—The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge hoe published,
The Spectatorin good time for posting to our armiee far away oversee, a series of calendars and diaries which are well printed and contain the information that a Churchman needs throughout...
The China Inland Mission's Complete Atlas of China, first published
The Spectatorin 1908, has been thoroughly revised in a second edition just published by Messrs. Edward Stanford (21s. net). Koch of the eighteen provinces and the four dependencies is...