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Getting the Best out of Books
L.R. McCOLVINWHEN broadcasting began many librarians thought that wireless would make people read less. We were wrong. On the contrary, as a nation we are reading very much more than ever…
A Bookish Causerie
ANDRÉ MAUROISTIMES of war or revolution, or indeed any periods of stress and disturbance, are definitely unfavourable to the activities of the artist. Under such conditions, the production of…
The Theatre To‐Day
JOHN DRINKWATERI AM one of those optimists who do not believe that there is anything very seriously amiss with the modern theatre. It is certainly very much alive, and has triumphantly…
Germany Takes Up Fiction
J.A. RUSSELLOUT of the chaos of war and the further burdens immediately “peace broke out” came at least one glorious birth—the German novel. 1870—the German nation; 1919—the German novel……
Novels are Worth Reading
CAMPBELL NAIRNE“I have come to the conclusion,” a Scottish novelist told me recently, “that no novel is worth reading.” His wife heartily agreed with him. She was quite definite in her…