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Fiction

Five Frontiers To the adventurous-minded, the beginning of every book is a frontier which he must cross if he is desirous of entering . a new ry count of the mind. He may be......

The French Volcano

The Revolutionaries (1789-1799). By Louis Madelin. Trans- lated by R. J. S. Curtis. (Arrowamith. 18s.) , ANYTHING that M. Madelin writes on the French Revolution is worth......

A Pride Of Venturers

The Odyssey of an Orchid Hunter. By F. D. Burdett. Edited (Constable and Co. 10s.) IT is a fortunate chance that gives us Savage Gentlemen and The Odyssey of an Orchid Hunter at......