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The Great Canals

Suez and Panama. By Andre Siegfried. (Cape. los. 6d.) To say that M. Siegfried is fortunate in the moment of publics. tion of this absorbing volume would be to ascribe to him......

The Liberal Aspiration

Civilization and Liberty. By Ramsay Muir. (Cape. 23. 6d.) PROFESSOR Must justly deserves congratulations on such a book, of so fine a sweep, published at such a time. The......

A Voice From America

"There are a good many reasons for paying tribute to British pluck and calm these days. They do not all come over the cable or the radio. One of the better ways to taste British......