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... Palace and Windsor, some new are the chief attraction of Lady Peacock's The Story of H.R.H. Princess Elizabeth (Hutchin son, 10s. 6d.), a simply, formally written quarto memoir mainly for children, handsomely illustrated, with five colour, plates ...
... reveals many strange characters. THE MASTERPIECE. By Emile Zola. Paul Elek 12s. 6 d.) A new translation by Thomas Walton of L'CEuvre, which was first published in 1886. A VOICE THROUGH A CLOUD. By Denton Welch. Lehmann 10s. 6 d.) I found this painful reading ...
... from having plenty of time to think out new woi;ds. His excellent book is full of technical detail on the construction of canals and their craft, and contains a map of England showing you how to get from London to Birmingham, or Birmingham to Hull without ...
... reported the Abys sinian War of 1868 for the New York Herald and his dispatch on King Theodore's defeat and suicide was the only cable to get through. The British Government learnt of the fall of Mag- dala from the New York Press. It was not therefore an untried ...
... and Swale. Written and illustrated by Jessica Lofthouse. (Robert Hate. 15s.) The Royal Hospital, Chelsea. By Captain C. G. T. Dean, M.B.E. Illustrated. (Hutchinson. 21s.) Old Silver for Modern Settings. By Edward Wenham. Illustrated by Edgar Holloway. (Bell ...
... FORTUNE'S FINGER. by Rupert Croft- Cooke By Phyllis Bottome. (Faber 9s. 6 d.) TEN DAYS OF CHRISTMAS. By G. B. Stern. Collins 10s. 6 d.) A MAN'S LIFE. By J. H. B. Peel. Arthur Barker 12s. 6d.) THE ANATOMY OF VILLAINY. By Nigel Balchin. Collins 12s. 6 d ...
... contrived to enjoy ourselves lustily. But we did, as Mr. Disher happily records in Pleasures of London (Hale, 21s.), a brightly written, well illustrated book as nostalgic in its appeal as the admirable Late Joys at the Players' Theatre, where Gatti' ...
... Dutton, most scholarly and urbane of writers, deals with the architecture of the half-century following the Restoration in his new volume THE AGE OF WREN (Batsford. 42s.), showing how the robustness and indivi duality of the vernacular style were moulded ...
... commodities have risen by 200 or 300 per cent. For many thousands of people the whole problem of Christmas presents will be solved by the news that there is a new book by Beverley Nichols in the Garden Path tradition. It is called Merry Hall (Cape 15s.), and ...
... from two of the author's previous books. It is described as a Theatrical Omnibus. A new addition to the Londoner's Library is Frank Swinnerton's THE BOOKMAN'S LONDON (Allan Wingate. 15s.). THE ART OF SEEING ART (Shelley Castle. 36s.), by Professor Matteo ...
... inaugurated the regular Christmas broadcast. The late King maintained this custom and also spoke at times of grave national dangers. May we humbly ask her Majesty to address her people on tele vision as well as sound next Christmas if not before She has ...
... BOOKS: Reviewed by Trevor Allen CHRISTMAS without a new circus book would be like snap dragon without brandy. But Ruth Manning-Sanders's The English Circus (Werner Laurie, 21s.) isn't just one more. She understands circus folk and says there are no ...