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  2. Ireland's Western Shores

    TO THE VISITOR FROM ENGLAND, THE WEST COAST OP IRELAND SEEMS TO BE A WORLD WHICH modern civilisation has left behind. European affairs and the threat of war receive scant notice in the large provincial newspapers, and the people show little or no concern in regard to the turbulent state of the world. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 863 words
  3. Books of the Day

    ANY PICTURE OF AUSTRALIA PRESENTED THROUGH THE EYES OF AN ART devotee and saloniere is liable to be incomplete and unfavorable, though it may be both accurate and interesting within the limits imposed by the dimensions of the "canvas." ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,019 words
  4. Our First University

    A DR. DOUGLAS, IN 1842, FIRST SUGGESTED AN AUSTRALIAN UNIVER-SITY for the newly established settlement under the Southern Cross, but it was due to the practical enthusiasm, the persuasive eloquence and the rare statesmanship of W. C. Wentworth in 1849 and 1850 that the foundation of that ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,040 words
  5. New Translation of a Great French Novel

    IT IS SOMETIMES DISILLUSIONING TO READ THE LIVES AND BECOME acquainted with the characters of those whose writings have given us great joy, and never more so than in the case of Madame de la Fayette." This is the opening statement in Nancy Mitford's preface to her new translation of Madame de la ...

    Article : 970 words
  6. DYNAMIC DANISH WRITER

    JOHANNES VILHELM JENSEN WAS OVER THIRTY--AND WELL KNOWN in his native country of Denmark--before he achieved international fame by the production of his great work, "Den Lange Rejse" ("The Long Journey"), between the years 1908 and 1921. It was a monumental literary effort and part of ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 851 words
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