A Case of Homage or Harm for Beverley Nichols
A review of Beverley Nichols A Case of Human Bondage argues the author fails to neutrally assess Somerset Maugham and Lyda Maugham relations. It contends Nichols relies on gossipy tone and speculative claims about Haxton and Maugham. The piece notes Nichols’ broader works and his reputation as a denizen of 1920s literary circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverley Nichols
Secker and Warburg
Nichols
Maugham
Symie
Haxton
New York
Gerald
Far East
Pacific
Viscount Maugham
Somerset
Maughams
Lyne
Gerald Haxton
Sours
Somerset Maugham
Sunday Times
Lyne Maugham
Carden Path
Ingstad Discovers Norse Dwellings in North America
Norse settlers faced long cold spells in northern Europe and food shortages in Norway and Scotland. Ingstad proved Vinland presence by excavating Norse houses at L Anse au Meadow Newfoundland around AD 1000, supported by a 1440 map locating Vinland on this coast, signaling a new era in early North American settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Norway
Scotland
Greenland
Eric
Ingstad
North America
Leiv Eriksson
Vinland
Newfoundland
Ingstads
L’anse Au Meadow
American
Harold Lloyd World of Comedy by William Cahn
A British publication surveying Harold Lloyd's silent era artistry and film comedy history. It covers Lloyd's career, the 1962 Cannes hit World of Comedy, and his stunts without dummies, including near fatal moments and the era’s other great wits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Lloyd
William Cahn
Allen and Unwin
Lloyd
USA
Europe
Harold
Mack Lennon
Chaplin
Buster Keaton
W.C. Fields
Laurel and Hardy
Marx Brothers
Ngaio Marsh Autobiography: Encore Black Beech and Honeydew
Ngaio Marsh Autobiography Encore Black Beech and Honeydew reviews the selective life story of the renowned detective writer and Canterbury Players organizer. The piece notes Marsh’s dual roles as author and theatre figure, her backstage tours, and the rich New Zealand setting. it highlights omission risks yet praises the work’s insight into her development and craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canterbury Players
New Zealand
Miss Marsh
Hallo
Mivvie
Sherlock Holmes
Alan Wilkie
Canterbury
A Back ground Book on Asian Affairs by Maude
A penetrating review of Amgus Mantle’s A Back ground Book. Maude, veteran journalist, commends the work for its hard headed, London oriented, non partisan analysis of South Asia from Afghanistan to Indonesia. The volume argues that communism fails by force, not persuasion, and contrasts Western and Asian perspectives amid Cold War tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afghanistan
West Irian
Tibet
Laos
Nepal
Singapore
India
Pakistan
Indonesia
Asia
China
Soviet Russia
Cairns
South Asia
Maude
International
British Isles
Isles
Australia
Peng
Iran
Berlin
Wilson
Denis Healey
Ngo Dinh Diem
Malaya
Thailand
Sukarno
South Vietnam
Rome at its peak REPUBLICAN ROME
E R Pike describes Rome from trading post to Western world power in a lively Young Historian guide. It divides into Legend Half-truth and Hard Fact, covering kings plebeians Gauls expansion and major figures like Marius Sulla Pompey Crassus and Caesar with concise balanced detail. The reviewer praises accuracy and engaging style while noting small misprints and pricing may limit school use.
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Rome
Tiber
Republic
Tarquin the Proud
Julius Caesar
Livy
Gracchi
Marius
Sulla
Pompey
Crassus
Caesar
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Alan Fitzgerald
Syrnel Maugham
Wos.m
Maughannin
LuTie
Cone
Swrre
Haxtan
le Touquet
France
London
England
Covent Garden
Lvrie
King’s Road
Chelsea
Erna Wrecht
Eleanor Smith
Sydney Journalists Club
the Hon. C
Rolls
Lord Montagu of
Finland
ANGUS
Robertson
Green Square
Kingston
East Row
Clric
ZYG
Ery Ltd
Ms Street
Fyshwick
A.T
James Agee
Charlie Chaplin
Ben Turpin Chelaw
Herald Lord
Ngaio Marsh
Collins
Hal Porter
Victoria
Gundagai
Graham McInnes
Melbourne
Lamphreys
Alleyn
Marsh
Bach
Amgus Mantle
The
Bodley Head
Sydney Morning Herald
Bill Batss
Barbara K. Walter
By K. C. Masterman
E. R. Pike
Weidenfeld and Nicolson
Appointment Framing CO
Lorn Road
Queanbeyan
Matthews Ornithological Collection
National Library OF Australia
Jack Pollard
R. B. Walker
Old New England
Canberra
Verity Hewitt
Garema Arcade
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