Portraits by a fine biographer Diary 1929 1957
A critical look at Julian Green's diary as a biographical form. The review discusses the diary’s lack of unity and its day to day record, Green’s internal struggles with purity faith and literature, and the diary's value as contemporary biographical writing. It notes the connection to Partir avant le jour and contrasts Green with Pepys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian Green
Collins Ma Harvill
Price
Julian
Pepys
the Times
Gallipoli Last Word in Rhodes James Critique
The review assesses Robert Rhodes James's Gallipoli work as a scholarly yet flawed addition to the campaign literature. It contrasts it with Bean and Moorehead while noting James’s access to sources and his critical portrayal of Hamilton's staff. It praises clarity on Turkish operations but questions organizational analysis and deployment details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Rhodes James
Inglis
Anzac
Sydney Morning Herald
Gallipoli
Ten Hamilton
Anzye
Bean
John North
Alan
Moorelend
Rhodes James
Hye
Hamilton
Braithwaite
Hunter-Weston
The Sea and the Sword by Oliver Warner review
A compact appraisal of Oliver Warner’s history The Sea and the Sword tracing Baltic power from 1630 to 1945. It highlights key figures Gustavus Adolphus Charles XI Peter the Great Saumarez Mannerheim and Pilsudski and notes how Baltic control shaped European history through wars trade and geopolitics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Gustavus Adolphus
Oliver Warner
Warner
Struggie
Baltic Sea
Baltic
Germany
Gustavus
Adolphus
Sweden
Christian IV
Denmark
Charles X
Charles XI
Peter the Great
Russia
Frederick William
Prussia
Rough justice and policy in law and society review
Ginsberg argues justice in society extends beyond law, examining personal security, economic security, education, and rights. He offers liberal, humane analysis but gives little practical guidance for judges. Vickers presents decision making in business and government, ending with a reflective poem about choosing paths and roads not taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pelican Law
Lloyd
Ginsberg
Aristotle
Commonwealth Avenue
Y. X
Geoffrey Vickers
WC Winner
London
Two kinds of mountain Two kinds of mountain
A review of travel guides to the Blue Mountains near Sydney and an historical account of Tristan da Cunha. The Blue Mountains article praises accessibility from Sydney and outlines the pocket guide contents while noting map limitations. The Tristan narrative recounts the 1816 garrison, emancipation of a slave woman, and the 1961 volcanic evacuation ending with a reflection on the island’s colonisation.
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St. Helena
South Atlantic
Tristan da Cunha
Cape
William Glass
William
Willliam
Maria
Tristan
Wellington
England
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