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The Destructive Element

The Destructive Element : A Study of Modern Writers and Beliefs. By Stephen Spender. (Cape. 8s. 6d.) THE title of this book is taken from a saying of Conrad.: "In the......

Alexander The Unready

Alexander II: Tsar of Russia. By Stephen Graham. (Ivor Nicholson and Watson. 21s.) THE reign of Alexander II. was important in at least three respeets. In foreign policy it......

Early Proof-reading

IT was a dream of my childhood to compile a catalogue of typo- graphical errors, collected from the Errata leaves of old books. Sometimes this.visionary catalogue covered a......