Blake the General at Sea in Powell’s Naval Biography
A review of J R Powell’s 352 page study ROBERT BLAKE GENERAL AT SEA, arguing Blake’s overlooked place in British naval history. The author explores Blake’s character, seamanship, and actions against the Dutch, noting debates on his true sailing skill and the legend of Van Tromp’s broom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Blake
Blake
van Tromp
the Texel
J. R. Powell
Collins
Peter Rusbridge
Powell
Royal Navy
Dartmouth
St Vincent
Exmouth
Drake
Thme
Kentish Knock
Henry Newbolt
Naval Westen
Srings
The Road to Ina Mura Lewis Bush A Nostalgia Chronicle
A critical portrait of Lewis Bush and his Japan memoirs from prewar adventures to wartime captivity. The review traces his encounters with Japanese individuals, his evolving perspective as a foreign observer, and his later life writing about Japanalia in the Japan Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keio University
Jim
Connie
Japan
South-East Asia
New Guinea
Tme
Bush
England
Lewis Bush
Japan Times
Ōnamura
Kamakura
The Dotterel Book Review and Its Lore from DNT
Desmond Nethersole Thompson’s monograph on the dotterel is reviewed, noting the long study across Scotland and the Lake District, its naming meaning fool, and the bird’s persistence. The piece highlights conservation shifts, nest behavior with hen and cock roles, and striking photographs, including a hen laying. It mentions regional ranges, historical persecution, and the author’s wit in describing the species.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr Nethersole- Thompson
D.N T
Cairngorm
Lake District
Seton Gordon
Gordonsen
Inadequate History review of Papua New Guinea work
A critical survey of READINGS IN NEW GUINEA HISTORY, noting strong virtues like cross references and context, but faulting omissions of indigenous sources and uneven source spread. The reviewer cites missing private papers, archival material, and indigenous voices, urging more native material and balanced chapters.
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Bief
Kiki
Eris
Manu
Atlee Hunt
London Missionary Society
Burns-Philp
Government House
New Guinea
Three Novels From a Turbulent Era in British History
A trio of 17th century and colonial tales centers on Melyonen by Anne Lowing, a 12 year old Gypsy heroine seeking revenge after her brother's death and finding life in Plymouth amidst civil war. The Lonely Heath by Allison Munter follows rebel Randall Ainsley and a maid-servant amid Sedgemoor turmoil and peril with humor. Lucy Walker’s Moni family saga unfolds in Australian bush at Tree Bay, chronicling an ambitious colonial dynasty across a lush frontier setting.
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Melyonen
Anne Lowing
Robert Hale
Melyones
Jove
Allison Munter
Britain
James II
Sedgemoor
Randall Ainsley
Laura
Ain Ainsley
Uraven
Lucy Walker
Moni
Per Tree Bay
Collina
Two Contrasting Lives In Post-Revolution Russia
A review contrasts Pyotr Yakir s A Childhood in Prison with Robert H McNeal s Bride of the Revolution Krupskaya and Lenin. The former offers a stark if modest witness to Stalin era purges and exile, while the latter presents a scholarly English portrait of Nadezhda Krupskaya from Lenin s circle, marked by formality and limited color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pyotr Yakir
Robert’ Conquest
Macmillan
Mia Lenin
McNeal
Krupskaya
Krapskays
Classic photography book in British fourth edition print
A 1947 publication is celebrated as the first British printing of the fourth edition by Lector and Wear burg. The 216 page volume, priced at 10.75 dollars, is noted for its beautiful design and high quality paper that preserves tonal range. The text surveys thirty years of photography and includes a bibliography up to 1960, though coverage remains sketchy.
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Lector and Wearburg
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Nelson
Charles I
Nell Gwynn
Devonoon
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Tll
Hay
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Ces
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Lafcadio Hearn
Madame Butterfly
Pinkerton
Nagahama
Lake Biwa
Inamura
Chas
E. Turtle
Tokyo
Paul Flenh
Melbourne
Roger Pulvers
Omi
Hirosaki
Ramsay MacDonald
Burns Society of London
Hong Kong
Mr Brown
Hirosaki Castle
Bill Bresser
Canberra
B. J. Publications
Federal Capital Press
Jerusalem
Nottingham
Middle East
Oscet
Cheviot Hills
Scotland
RAF
Mr .Nethersole- Thompson
Ussr
Desmond Nenersofe- Thompson
Callins
Wollerc
DNT
Halland
Nethersole-Thompson
Br, Jinks
Po Roku
H. Nelson
Angus and Robertson
Humphrey McOqueen
Caitandina
Plymouth
Russia
Conquest
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Red Army
Yakir
Astrakhan
Pyotr
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Kropotkin
South
Urals
Virie
Siberian
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Gollancz
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Nizhnyaya Tura
Sverdlovsk
Massanessus
Paysok
Klein
Mia Lenn
Communist Party
Lenin
Central
Rake
Bae . Com
Stalin
Vis
David Niven
Marie
Garbma Place
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