The Lemming Spell A study of migrations in lemmings
The article reviews Mr Marsden's book describing lemming migrations across Arctic regions. It details myths about suicide, species differences Norwegian and Siberian lemmings, life cycles and reproduction, and the dramatic but often misunderstood mass movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lapland
Arctic
Northland
Mr. Marsden
Lemmin
Scandinavia
Soviet Union
Alaska
Canada
Ria
Greenland
Denmark
Iceland
Europe
Charles 5. Elton
Feria
Ricky
Felds Howe
Stromges
Norway
Thinner brew with vivid Irish themes in a sprawling tale
A long posthumous Irish novel revised to six hundred pages centers on Martin Matthew Reilly, tracing his first twenty two years under British rule. It blends Catholic middle class life with birth mystery, boarding school, nationalist politics, and disenchanted faith, cited as evocative yet structurally uneven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Martin Matthew Reilly
Under The Mountain Wall A Picture Of New Guinea Peoples
Peter Matthiessen narrates the Gardiner expedition’s two seasons with the Kurelu in central New Guinea as seen through native eyes. The account blends anthropology and imagination, praising vivid life while questioning complete factual accuracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dutch New Guinea
Harvard-Peabody
Robert Gardiner
Michael Rockefeller
Gardiner
Matthiessen
Ini Matthiessen
Mewiumea
Central New Guinea
Britannia on the Brink A Critical Review of a Koestler Edited Book
A critical survey trims the Encounter collection edited by Arthur Koestler, noting British self doubt and flagging leadership. It contrasts Britain's prosperity with intellectual critique and questions whether empire loss and national identity can coexist with modern progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Encounter
Arthur Koestler
Queen Victoria
King Edward VII
Muggeridge
Cyril Connelly
Michael Shanks
Maya Seton- Watson
ANU
Canberra
Toba Mander
Bith Rance
Germany
Seton-Watson
Robert Menzies
Mr. Mander
John Mander
Europe
France
Italy
Belgium
Holland
Lord Radcliffe
Manat weeds loom over Canberra aid circle
In Garema Place Canberra City readers circle gathers as Manat weeds become a focal point of community discussion and local concerns about urban plant management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garema Place
Canberra City
New Books Review Highlighting 1960s Titles and Authors
A roundup of recent books includes Parson's Pitch by David Sheppard detailing a cricketer's life in London's East End. Evan Hunter's Budd Wing is a journey into the psyche, while The Learning Tree presents a biographical fiction about Gordon Perks. William Golding's The Spire is praised for its obsession and texture. Germaine Krull's Bankosiam's City of Ang explores her city and life, and Doris Lessing reflects on Africa and humanity in a collection from Canberra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parson
David Sheppard
Cricket
London
East End
Budd Wing
Evan Hunter
Bankosiam
Ang
Germaine Krull
Changi
Oriental Hotel
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Lemmina
Walter Marsden
Chatto and Windus
Thorvald Birkeland
Finnabu
DAL Stivens
W. F. Shelford
Churchill
Manitoba
Marsden
Frank Illingworth
Kiruna
J. T. Sanderson
ZYG Bookbinding Works Pty. Ltd
Isa Street
Fyshwick
A.C.T
New Zealand
Eugene Grayland
J. Edward Brown
Stewart Kinross
Verity Hewitt Pty. Ltd
Garema Arcade
Angus and Robertson Ltd
Australia
Jack Pollard
William L. Shiver
Pan
Kingston
Civic
Green Square
Monaro Mall
Ainslie Avenue
Macquarie Street
Birdsville
Coober Pody
Quality
Collins St
Melbourne
Victoria
Sirs
Narth
Fiji
Leland
USA
Ethene Cnunt
Michael Farrell
Hutchinson
Anthony Blond
David Benedictus
Avid Benedictus
Bernard Chanticleer
Walter Mitty
Omrom
By Jean Battersby
Bernard
Benedictus
Carmel
Evan S. Connell
Heinemann
Evan 5
Connell
Perry
Mr. Connell
Hiroshima
Connelt
Shangkri-La
H. C. Brookfield
Peter Matthiesson
William Heinemann
Balicm
Baliem
New Guinea
Hollandia
WAC
MacArthur
Shangri-la
Miicle
Dutch Catholic Church
American Christian and Missionary Alliance
Buil
Wamena
Matthiesen
Britannia
John Douglas Pringle
Hutchinson, Price 31
Labour
Henry Fairlie
State of England
Malcolm Muggeridge
Mudmilag
Lloyd George
Anthony Eden
Jeff
Phonies
England
Annahme von
Aidbanken
Gordon Perks
William Goldings
Goldings
Doris Lessing
Suthers
Rhodesia
Africa
Cheshire
Gorema Place
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