21 JANUARY 1928, page 8

Marginal Notes

THERE are some books that we cherish for their wit or wisdom, some that we deli g ht in because of their ancient bindin g s ; but the book about which I write, althou g h it is......

Thomas Hardy

N OW that the last notes of the symphony have died 1 away, we may be able to review with some calm- ness the noble composition of Thomas Hardy's life work. Conventional......

The Workhouse Of Ardee

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