Review of Barrett's Irrational Man by William Barrett
The piece surveys Barrett's Irrational Man, tracing existentialist threads from Nietzsche to Kierkegaard and Sartre. It notes Barrett's provocative stance and claims modern Marxism links to Nietzschean power drives, while praising the work's scholarly value for literature students.
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Wever, Lowmusg Aicead
Nidgehe
Kierkegaard
Sartre
Hemingway
Darrelt
Barrett
New York University
F.R
William Barrett
William Hienemann
The Inimitable Jeeves revival review
A nostalgic note on a Wodehouse revival, praising dialogue and clever tricks while noting dated elements and the gilded youth era, with readers likely to enjoy laughs and a touch of sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kipling
Jeeves
Berlie Wooster
Wodehouse
P. G. Wodehouse
Harwily
Doomsday Book Review and Radio Adaptation Note
The column notes J. Maclaren Ross’s The Doomsday Book failed to deliver a standout mystery for the printed page, despite success as a BBC radio feature. It argues mysteries and radio do not blend, citing the tale of the man who could not die and the man who died three times as a fizzled theme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Maclaren Ross
Hamish Hamilton
B.B.C
Bibles Sold For School and Sunday School From Various Dates
A list notes Bibles for school and Sunday School with several dates including 12 6 and 14 3 and 20 9 and 27 6 and 42 3, indicating purchases or stock entries. The text preserves the fragmented OCR style without clear event context or entities beyond these dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sveeanye EH
Molnar’s Postcards Cartoons From Overseas Tour
The collection Postcards by George Molnar features biting captions and cartoons from abroad. Included are Canberra jabs about expense accounts, magpies in Parliament House, and portraits of politicians amid new Commonwealth buildings. Published by Angus and Robertson at 16/6.
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Molnar
Canberra
Parliament House
Ivy
Commonwealth
Honolulu
Mexico
George Molnar
Angus and Robertson
Quiet Waters Cruise Portrait of Aging Sailors
Review notes a leisurely pace in this Humphrey Jordan novel about two aging seafarers aboard a Britain to East line. It follows their final voyage and a shipful of passengers, led by a sympathetic 80 year old narrator, finished with engines.
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Britain
Humphrey Jordan
Hodder and Stoughton
The Doctor Has Three Faces and Faith Has No Country
Book reviews discuss Robert Elgin’s The Doctor Has Three Faces and KR Vernon Beste’s Faith Was No Country. Elgin probes physician ethics as a surgeon controls a patient’s fate amid grisly hospital realism. Beste’s cloak and dagger tale offers a twijfled Resistance spy story with a predictable end.
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Robert Elgin
Victor Gollancz
Elgin
Halliday
R.R
Robert Elgin Qgtamish
Hamilton
Vernon Beste
Maltby
France
Helene
Lestocq
Harrison
England
Major Defect lt Began in Bangkok review notice
Ann Stafford’s Major Defect in Bangkok is criticized for a weak start and biased framing. The review notes a female author’s turn from secret service intrigue to political corruption and bribery, with dismissive language toward female predecessors and a lingering tone of condescension.
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Bangkok
Ann Stafford
Hodder and Stoughton
Miss Sayers
Miss Marsh
Miss Christie
Secret Service
Times Crossword Clues Mixed in One Page
A compact listing of crossword clues arranged in order with varying lengths and hints across numerous definitions. Includes items like Oratoria composition and Metallic rock with multiple parentheses and numeric markers guiding solution on another page.
Acorn Everywoman's Gardening Book reviewed in Australia
The Acorn Everywoman's Gardening Book by Christine McLaren from Fortitude Press Brisbane is praised for its soil and fertiliser guidance layouts and practical tasks useful across Australia despite its Queens land focus. The review notes no price listed with the copy and highlights broad applicability to home gardeners seeking success in gardening tasks.
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Everywoma
Queensland
Australia
ACORN
Everywoman
Christine McLaren
Fortitude Press
Brisbane
Life on the Daly River review notes flood focus and limited substance
A critic reviews Nancy Polishuk's Life on the Daly River with Douglas Lockwood noting the book centers on a dramatic flood along the Daly River. The reviewer suggests the work lacks a broad portrait of daily outback life and risks being shaped by Lockwood's editorial influence.
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Nancy Palishuk
Daly River
Polishuk
Nancy Polishuk
Douglas Lockwood
Robert Hale
Books reviewed on Victorian history and a great test match
BOOKS MEN OF YESTERDAY surveys the Western Districts of Victoria 1834 1890 and reflects southeastern Australia’s development. THE GREATEST TEST OF ALL recounts the Brisbane Test between West Indies and Australia last December, praised for its dramatic tie and wartime photographs.
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Madle
Victoria
Australia
Margaret Kiddle
Brisbane
West Indies
Jack Fingleton
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Cloak and Dagger Men
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