Some ,books Of The Week

"SIR," said Dr. Johnson, referring to London, "if you wish to have a just notion of the magnitude of this city, you must not be satisfied with seeing it,s,great streets and......

The First Number Of A New Monthly - Niagaiine,." An - Illus.

• trated review of Modern life and literature,"it to be Published this week, under the title of The Magazine of Today (9 Palace Gate, W. 8. Price is.). The Editor,- Mr. Harold......

In Modern Sunlight (murray, 7s. 6d.) Mr. Leonard V. Dodds

tells us of all kinds of curious and important uses to which artificial rays may be pid todiscover, for instance; the impu- rities in paint ; to reproduce the almost-vanished......

Mr. Teignmouth Shore, Well Known For His Articles On Good

cooking in various newspapers, has republished a selection of these, with a preface by Mr. Gilbert Fmnkau, under the title of Dinner Building (Batsford, 3s. 6d.). Written in a......

Now That We Can Hav E No More New Work By D.

H. Lawrence, sonic will snatch at all the old that they can get. The Assorted Articles, collected by Martin Seeker, and issued in one volume at 6s., are, of course, occasional......

The Twilight Of The Gods Is Always Passing Rapidly Into

night when laughter takes the place of invective. Lucian of Samosata made the gods of ancient Greece as ridiculous as Anatole France has made some of the beliefs of the modern......

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A Fascinating Little Book Has Been Written By Professor T.

Gwynn Jones of Aberystwyth on Welsh Folklore and Folk Custom (Methuen, 75. 6d.). It is packed with folk tales from all 'parts Of Wales.: and though the material is arrayed in a......

Report Of The Competition

WE hope to publish the Report of the "County Story" Com- petition in the Spectator of May 10th or May 17th. We have received a great number of entries for this Competition.......