The Morning Deluge Mao Tsetung and the Chinese Revolution
A critical digest of Han Suyin’s The Morning Deluge, tracing Mao Tsetung’s rise from childhood to the Korean War. The review notes the author’s use of interviews and documents, its strengths in detailing factions and events, and its flaws including hagiographic bias and controversial judgments on Chinese leaders and Cultural Revolution era views.
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Mao Tsetung
Han
Mao
Paris
Chiing
China
Prisoon
Han Suyin
Mao Tse-tung
Malecol MacDonald
Cape
Han Suvin
Ussr
Cath
Lin Shao-chi
May Rzhi
Ani
Pyen
Eal
Han Savin
Gewand
Tia
Han Sivin
Mag
Chiang Ching
Chiang
Han Sayin
Rowen, Snow and I lly in Sydney Ashes turmoil
England captain Lou Rowan reports that Ray Wilingworth, a Yorkshireman, lost his temper at the Sydney Cricket Ground causing a tense scene. Umpire Rowan faced loud, crude words at point blank range as Clingworth nearly forfeited the match and the Ashes, a pursuit that dominated his life.
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Pother
Averago
Sydney Cricket Ground
England
Ray Wlingworth
Lou Rowan
Rowan
Clingworth
Umpire's Story Sets Hard Rules for Cricket Decisions
Lou Rowan's Umpire's Story reviews the Laws of Cricket and urges restraint in explanations. The Brisbane detective and former umpire critiques Illingworth and Snow, notes English support, and praises Rowan's practical insights for players, captains, and officials.
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Lou Rowan
Jack Pole
Pry Ltd
Dragon Empress Life and Times of Trachss 1835 1908 review
A critical survey of Marina Warner s The Dragon Empress Life and Times of Trachss 1835 1908 praising its balance of popularisation and accuracy. The reviewer notes vivid social history of nineteenth century China Empress Dowager s complex role and reform attempts while critiquing sourcing and publishing polish including colour plates and prices. The piece also quotes vivid passages on Manchu court intrigue and sensational depictions of imperial sexuality and eunuchs.
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Trachss
China
Marina Warner
Weidenfeld and Nicolson
Tror
Dowsager
Many Sides of Dayan A Biographical Portrait
A detailed critique of Shabtai Teveth’s biography of Moshe Dayan, noting thorough interviews and limited archival access. The review finds a portrait shaped by national sentiment, sometimes biased or propagandistic, yet valuable for tracing Dayan’s roots from Degania and Nahalal through formative years and liberal wartime policies.
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Israel
Moshe Dayan
Spring Snow by Mishima Yukio
An appraisal of Mishima Yukio’s Spring Snow, first of The Sea of Fertility, noting its doomed love between Kiyoaki and Satoko, the novel’s aristocratic setting, psychological depth, and restrained violence. The review praises Michael Gallagher’s fluent English translation and discusses recurring imagery of seasons, nature, and impermanence.
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Mishima
Matsugai
Kiyoaki
Satoko
Ayakura
Oaki
Pattana
Bangkok
Japan
Marquis
Mishima Yukio
Michael Gallagher
Secker and Warburg
Matsugae
Mistuma
Satoho
Elen Thomas recounts early courtship after poet Edward Thomas
Faber and Faber publish Elen Thoma widow of Edward Thomas in a new paperback volume As It Was and World Without End After 40 years the books still pulse with life and poetry and with the joy of young love The real people behind pseudonyms are identified adding to the interest.
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Dnieper
Schmuel
Degania
Russia
Dayan
Moshe
Elen Thoma
Edward Thomas
Marrage
Kill Ward
Faber and Faber
Superb Boney Wings Above the Diamantina Review
Arthur Upfield's Wings Above the Diamantina reissue features Napoleon Bonaparte as a compelling central figure. Set on a Western Queensland cattle station, the plot follows a stolen red monoplane and a paralyzed passenger amid crashes, floods, and explosions, praised for Australian setting and the detective ledger.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Upfield
Outback
Queensland
Boney
Stulf
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Mlingworth
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Canberra Times
Tou Rowan
Brisbane
Hackless
Hull Lawry
Snow
Australia
Perth
Meckiff
Dee Shaw
Ae Law Lecture
Britain
H. C. Coombs
Q. C. Cae
Eteal
Tie Universiy
Condon
Ropes
Aena Aorta
Beiteh
Isdustry
Ig Britian
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British Museum
Lord Elgin
Prince King
Fisin
Donald D. Leslie
Hung
Tox
Osamu Nishikawa
Paul Gallico
Cat
Heinemann
Gillico
Shabtai Teveth
Weidenfield and Nicholson
London
Jerusalem
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Davenn
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Dvorah
Shmuel
Kibutz
Tel Aviv
America
Donald Keene
K.H. J. Gardiner
Young Love
Arthur Upfield
Jonathan Dawson
Capital Bookshop
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