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The England Of Charles I

The Social Structure in Caroline England. By David Mathew. (Clarendon Press. 10s. 6d.) IN his new book (comprising his Ford Lectures) Dr. Mathew undertakes a survey of the......

Laurels For Sir Humphrey

Essays Mainly on the Nineteenth Century. Presented to Sir Humphrey Milford. (Cumberlege. Oxford University Press. 15s.) HERE we have a rare garland of university shrubs, all of......

Merry-go-round

AN anthology such as this forces the reviewer to abandon the role of critic and become a guide who points out what pleases him and anything else he has time for. There are......