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• A Backward Glance: The Story Of John Ridley, A

Pioneer. By Annie E. Ridley. (J. Clarke and Co. 5s.)—Mr. Ridley was a notable combination of the practical man and the mystic. He invented a reaping machine, which helped......

An Impressionist In England. By F. Horace Rose. (j. M.

Dent and Co. 4s. 6d.)—This is a volume of interesting sketches, chiefly, though not exclusively, dealing with "impressions" of England by an evidently very capable South African......