19 DECEMBER 1952, page 23

Penguin Gospels

The Four Gospels. A new translation by E. V. Rieu. (Penguin Classics. 2s. 6d.) TRANSLATIONS of the Bible, or parts of the Bible, in common speech have been numerous from the......

Pleasant Companionship

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