London Apart, Few Cities In Great Britain Have Been Written
about so copiously as Edinburgh from the point of view of architecture, surroundings, and romantic history • but of the ecorioniic gro*th of the city, Of its institution al......
Many Times Have We Noticed The Appearance Of War Histories,
both of regiments and divisional, but never as yet that of a medical unit. It is therefore with peculiar pleasure that we greet in Mr. Fetherstonhaugh's No. 3 Canadian General......
The Second And Enlarged _edition Of 4_ Dickens'...
Marshall, " Chnbists of a most interesting"' introduction by Mr. Alex. J. Philip, a synopsis of the works of Pickens chronological -order, the Dictionary proper, and - it new......
A Man Who Early Formed The Habit Of Keeping Hot-and-hot
notes of people, things and scenes which impresiedlim, and a man, wh6; lac Sir Walter Hearn, has spentivierity-five years as Bristish - COrikril in various European -......
Mr. Lewis Spence In His Book Mysteries Of Britain (rider,
10s. 6d.) is anxious to prove that we have our own native mystical traditioni and have no need to go elsewhere for metaphysics or occultism. Druidism, he considers, is as true a......
More Books Of Thee Week (continued From Page 127.).
Every lover of London and everyone who cares-for brilliant draughtsmanship, •will be delighted with A Landon Iverie (Macmillan) 25s.)—a- title - which obscures the -fact that it......
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The German passion fog' writing histories is dauntless. Messrs. Harrap have now sent us Carl Kohler's A History of Costume (18s.) translated by Alexander IC; nallas and edited......
In Last Week's Spectator The Price Of Mr. Namier's The
Structure of Politics at the Accession of George III, published by Messrs. Macmillan, should have been given as 30s. net and not 30s. each volume. - • -......
Prof. Hendrik Van Loon Makes Very High Claims For The
originality of Multiplex Man, or The Story of Survival Through Invention (Cape, 10s. 6d.) ; but his thesis is not so novel and revolutionary as he considers._ None the less he......
Mr. J. C. Squire Has Consulted His Own Taste In
his new anthology of parodies, Apes and ParroLs (Jenkins, 6s.) ; and he has included nothing which did not in fact amuse him. Parodies are apt to be distressingly dull when......
Answers To Questions On - " . The Pilgrim's Progress"
(Parts 2) 1. When on sight of the Cross_his burden had loosed from off his shoulders and fallen into the mouth - of the sepulchre and he had. been greeted by the three Shining......
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