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  2. PRIMITIVE SOUTH AMERICA

    If we recognise that the object of any publication is to transport us mentally to another land or way of life, if the book is sufficiently competent in construction, and sufficiently well written to hold our attention, then we will find ourselves transported to that sphere. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 684 words
  3. POETRY NOTEBOOK by Michael Thwaites

    The old lady in the story who inquired: "But what are Keats?" may reappear in the light of modern criticism as herself a subtle, ingenious, and enlightened critic. THERE WERE SEVERAL ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,234 words
  4. SOME FACTS and LEGENDS

    had saved the son, the chief claimed that every man, woman and child of his tribe would have been wiped out by other Indians. Then he went on ...

    Article : 312 words
  5. GREAT CHINESE SHRINE

    One of the great shrines of western China is the Golden Temple of Pei-pei (phonetically, Bay-pay). This Buddhist shrine is built in a wooded nook near the top of a mountain, two thousand feet above the Chia-ling river, a tributary of the Yangtze; at the junction of the two rivers ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,577 words
  6. Grand Old Man of Nostalgia

    Stephen Spender, poet, describing himself as now "a middle-aged man, rotted by a modicum of success," is still, in his own fashion, a romantic. "World Within World" (London: Hamish Hamilton) ends with the last words of his mother on her deathbed: "Tell them I have had a very ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 965 words
  7. WALKING and INSPIRATION

    In the Middle Ages when robbers abounded, bad roads prevailed, and maps were non-existent, there flourished a troupe of walkers--pedlars and palmers, tinkers and tumblers, minstrels and pardoners, herbalists and pilgrims. Later, many famous writers turned their peregrinations ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,264 words
  8. "WHITHER AUSTRALIA?"

    Tens of thousands of people in Europe today are eagerly seeking reliable information about Australia. That is particularly noticeable in central and northern Europe. Nor is it only amongst prospective emigrants that interest is found. It is seen in all classes of the people, in the ...

    Article : 570 words
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