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  2. "AIRGRAPHS" were NOT New

    From British Head Quarters in Cairo on April 16th, 1941, General Wavell despatched the first official "Airgraph" letter to General Sir John Dill in England. The message began: "My dear Jack" and was signed : "Archie Wavell." ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,333 words
  3. England's MIDLANDS PASTORAL

    Some of the most beautiful scenery in Britain and some queer customs are to be found in Derbyshire and Leicestershire, which are often referred to as the Midlands Pastoral. No greater contrast could be imagined ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,045 words
  4. From RECTORY and MANSE

    Without taking into account the works of clergymen themselves On theological themes, it would seem that the atmosphere surrounding those physically nearest the Church is conducive to the pursuit of literature. The professions of law and medicine have given us successful novelists ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 956 words
  5. VOGUE of HISTORICAL NOVEL--

    It is considered that Sir Walter Scott was the first novelist to make considerable sums of money out of his writings, and apart from that his historical novels have made for themselves a permanent place in the literature of the world. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,432 words
  6. TERCENTENARY OF DR. PAPIN

    The pressure cooker is as modern as this minute, but in a revised form. Over 250 years ago Denis Papin first exhibited his "engine for the softening of bones" to the Royal Society of London. Here, such men of good taste as Christopher Wren, Isaac Newton, and Robert Boyle enjoyed the ...

    Article : 699 words
  7. NOVEL OF EARLY SYDNEY

    DOROTHY M. CATTS HAS chosen the diary method to tell the story of the settlement of Sydney and some affairs of that city during ...

    Article : 225 words
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