Collected Letters of Wilfred Owen tribute review
A dense critical overview of Wilfred Owen’s Collected Letters edited by Harold Owen and John Bell. It contrasts Harold’s biographical portrayal with the warmer, more intimate letters from Wilfred to his mother, detailing family dynamics and wartime experiences shaping his poetry. It notes the volume’s emphasis on private life, war letters, and the shift from morose image to resilient, humorous self.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfred Owen
Harold Owen
John Bell
Oxford
Hager
Harold
The
Fair
Wilfred
Owen House
France
Keats
Despond
Sodom
Gomorrah
Babylon
Siegfrid Sassoon
England
Wilfred Owe
E Canal
Koestler’s The Ghost in the Machine review
A wide survey of Koestler’s The Ghost in the Machine argues for an open hierarchical theory of evolution and brain function. It critiques flat earth science and promotes neurochemical mind aids to harmonize reason and emotion, while noting possible risks of a closed system view and urging cautious scientific humility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koestler
Koessler
Huxtey
Teilhard de Chardin
Two Views by Uwe Johnson review
Abstract Berlin novel contrasts East and West with two narrators Beate and Diethert. Static, detached recorder style exposes daily trivia and social systems without character growth. Johnson analyzes reality through precise, clinical description of environments over inner drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uwe Johnson
East
West Berlin
Diethert
Beate
Dietbert
West
Germany
Beste
Berlin
Britain Drawdown in Asia Impacts Australia Seminar Review
An Australian National University edited volume analyzes the UK White Paper on redeploying forces from Malaysia and Singapore and explores implications for Australia’s defense and diplomacy. The Canberra Times summary notes the debate on posture, alliances, and regional security, with scholars and journalists weighing options.
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Britain
Asia
Australia
T. B. Mile
Australian National University
United Kingdom
Malaysia
Singapore
Malaya
Indonesia
China
India
Far East
Fleet documents and other historical works reviewed
A 1793 journal outline reviews Royal Australian Historical Society works on early Australia. It lists Henry Bail and HMS Sirius related notes, and covers books by Sir Francis Chichester, Greville Wynne, Jans Aan, a Troy Mycenae Crete excavation tale by Schliemann Evans, Prince Philip thron eside, Ronald Searle Cats, and other titles. The tone mirrors a catalog of maritime and historical literature with brief opinions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cantain
John Munter
Phe Iake
Royal Australian Historical Society
Hunter
Was
H.M.S. Sirius
Australia
Henry Bail
Hats
Jans Aan
Troy
Mycenae
Crete
Ait
Schilemann
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Maurice Dunlevy
Leith
Arthur Newboult
Marshall McLuhan
Aston 5
Iron Mountain Amarices Stout
John the Breeting Ape
Ghost
Arthur Koestler
Hutchinson
George Walde
Jonathan Cape
Johnson
Robert
Gavin Long
Millar
East Asia
South-East Asia
United States
America
Stanner
Canberra Times
Indian Ocean
South Pacific
New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Vietnam
Philippines
Formosa
South Vietnam
Thailand
A. L. Burns
J. D. B. Miller
H. G. Gelber
D. E Kennedy
Geoffrey Fairbairn
Messrs
Creighton Burns
Peter Robinson
Denis Warner
Francis Chichester
Chichester
Austraia
Moscow
Greville Wynne
Dess
Budapest
Lubeyanka
Gordon
Prince Philip
Sebantan Stoke-Poges
Searle
Ronald Searle
Brillant
Ftishes
Uin
Newcastle
Fyshwick
Garema Place
Canberra City
Education Department
Verity Hewit
Garema Arcade
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