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In Partibus Infidelium

A GOOD man, an excellent priest, the Abbe Carre was also a spy. Ostensibly his mission was to carry a secret letter concerning the war against Holland from Louis XIV to General......

Brighton After The Regent

Fashionable Brighton, 1820 to 1860. By Anthony Dale. (Country Life. 2 gns.) THE period of years covered by Mr. Dale's substantial volume on the " fashionable " but, in the main,......

A Northcliffe Novelist

Tempestuous Petticoat. By Claire Leighton. (Gollancz. 12s. 6d.) WRITERS of popular romances are not as a general rule notable for personal fascination, but Marie Connor Leighton......