The Case of the Midwife Toad and Biologic Debate
A lengthy review contrasts Koestler's detective nonfiction The Case of the Midwife Toad with Burnet's Genes Dreams and Realities. It traces Kammerer’s midwife toad experiments, ink injection allegations, and the question of inherited traits, then surveys Burnet’s views on genetic code, heritability, aging, cancer, and future biology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Koestler
Hutchinson
Sir Macfarlane Burnet
Medical and Technical Publishing Co Lrd
Paul Kammerer
Institute of Tal Biology
Vienna
Kammerer
Lamarck
England
Wreek
Kemner
Kam
Koestler
Mendels
Macfarlane Burnet
Walter and Eliza Hall
Burnet
Grave Humour on Tombstones Across Realms and Times
The piece surveys graveyard inscriptions in Australia and Britain, noting wit and satire in memorials. It highlights A Small Book of Grave Humour edited by Fritz Spiegl and reimagined by Jane Knights, with examples from Edinburgh and Pewsey, and remarks on how epitaphs sometimes mock both the dead and the living. The review ends recommending the book as a witty, collectible read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fritz Spiegl
Jane Knights
Pan
Ingham Young
Edinburgh
John McFarlane
Leith
Pewsey
Wiltshire
Australia
England
Lady O'Looney
Burke
Lommonly
Atero
Lady Jones
Kingdom of Heaven
Hesse in English Translations Draw Wide Attention
German poet Hesse gains renewed English translation interest as Jonathan Cape releases a new rendering of his major work The Glass Bear Game. Other Cape translations and selections appear, including volumes by Regogee and Weissbort, plus Wright's Homesick poems from Collected Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hermann ‘Hesse
Jonathan Cape
Low Cape
Bee
Tames ‘Wright
Japa
Cape
Eaton
Daniel Weissbort
Dogs Enjoy the Morning in a Small Irish Village
A condensed summary of Benedict Kiely’s controversial novel set in a Irish village over a few days. The sex scenes involve a doctor and his wife, observed by Gabriel Rock, and Nora’s public consummation on a tower, portraying a wild irreverent slice of life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Benedict Kiely
Penguin
Gabriel Rock
Nora
Gabriel
Mass media in Australia under scrutiny by social science
Maurice Dunlevy examines how Australian mass media attract scant rigorous study while shaping daily life. He notes gaps in data on press galleries, wire services, media organisations, and use in campaigns, contrasting with US and UK research traditions. The review highlights The Mass Media in Australia by Westin Hughes and its data driven approach.
Australian media study shows reader preferences and fairness
Social scientists examine media use in Australia noting most readers access one newspaper daily and many read beyond it. The study finds quality papers attract quality readers, radio and TV are used mainly for news, and overall fairness to parties is widely reported, with Packer press seen as fair to ALP. The authors plan broader future work on news sources and media roles in politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth Parliamentary Press Gallery
United States
Britain
Paul Lazarfield
J. S. Westim
Colin A. Hughes
Cme
Australia
University of Queensland Press
Oread
ABC
Maclane
Su Cvtets
Ceparly
Packer
ALP
Sinal
Publico
Radio
Television
Hanks
Wilbur Schramm
Murder in the Fourth Estate
A detailed critique of the McKay kidnapping case and press involvement. Authors Peter Deeley and Christopher Walker propose new angles on Muriel McKay’s disappearance, including a grisly theory about feeding her body to pigs. The book questions police and press roles and the strides and missteps of coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Press
Alice
Peter Deeley
Chrisopher Walker
Victor Galmez
London
Muriel McKay
Guiver
Scotland Yard
Arthur
Hosein
Nizam
Trinidad
McKay Kidnay
Rooks Farm
Pelham
David Frost
Murdoch
News of the World
Anna
Muriel
Old Bailey
Fleet Street
Britain
Mrs McKay
Mick
Nan
McKay
Hoseins
Ustinov's Krumnagel Farce Turns Sharp in Britain
Peter v Heinemann reviews a novel featuring Bart Krumnagel, an American chief of police whose boisterous manners clash with English life. The work traces his drunken shooting, then his eye opening voyage, revealing satire of both American and British legal systems and a cautious transformation from crude cop to thoughtful observer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ustinov
Bart Krum‘agel
Bart
England
Krumnagel
America
Krumnager
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Arsistan
St John's Churchyard
Canberra
Pat Rappolt
Hesse
Sexy and
Trish
Tele
Maurice Dunlevy
Hemlines
Elihu Katz
Tey
Brian Jeffrey
Sermit
New Guinea
Highlanders
James Sinclair
Jacaranda Press
Peter Ustinov
Brian Palfrey
Musreet
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