Parliament and Congress review by Bradshaw and Pring
A compact, up-to-date comparative study by two senior Commons clerks, detailing how legislatures operate in Britain and the United States. It favors factual description over analysis, notes strengths and limits, and suggests the book serves scholars and parliamentarians, though it may overwhelm casual readers with detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parliament
Congress
Kenneth Bradshaw
David Pring
Constable
Britain
Messrs Bradshaw
Pring
House of Commons
Brand
The Great, Great Australian Dream review critique
Robin Boyd’s satirical study argues that Australia borrows from Britain and America while seeking a national identity. The five section spoof mocks dress, accent, housing, life quality and tourism with diatribes and faux prose, but the reviewer finds many skits flat and tedious, praising only a Parliament episode as salvageable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robin Boyd
Martin
Martin Boyd
Boyd
Barry Humphries
Australia House
Ww. C. Wentworth
P. R. Stephenson
Colin Macinnes
Australia
Hemisphere
Britain
North America
Europe
Anna Wickham Selected Poems and the Women’s Liberation Theme
A critical sketch of Anna Wickham born 1884 England and her poetry. The piece traces Wickham’s life from Australia to London, her avant garde stance against rhymed verse, and her role as an early spokeswoman for women’s liberation. It notes her circle including D. H. Lawrence and Ezra Pound and recalls anecdote of her confrontation with a gallery owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Marie Stopes
Anna Wickham
Anna
Australia
Maryborough
Hughenden
Brisbane
Sydney
Ann
Edith Harper
Wickham Terrace
London
Rendegger
Jean de G
Paris
Patrick Hepburn
Royal Astronomical Society
America
France
D. H. Lawrence
Augustus John
T. E. Hulme
Ezra Pound
Epstein
Harold Munro
C. Day Lewis
Ave
Oswel Blakeston
Blakexton
Different Forms of the Thriller The Steam Pig Review
A mixed batch of private lending library thrillers receives critique. James McClure’s The Steam Pig stands out for its plot twists and strong South African setting, while Michael Sinclair’s Norslag and Stovall and Watson’s The Fire Engine That Disappeared offer uneven pacing and solid detective work respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McClure
Gollancz
Norslag
Michael Sinclair
Sinclair
A fine place for birds in Zambia book review
A review of The Birds of Zambia by Benson Brooke Dave sett and Irwin notes 699 species across Zambia’s four million people and 290000 square miles. It highlights habitats from airfields to reed nests, 12 colour plates, and sponsorship by Wildlife Conservation Society of Zambia and two mining firms, while praising content, format, and accessible presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zambia
C. W. Benson
RK. Brooke
R. J. Davesett
M. P. S. Irwin
Rhodesia
Des
A. M. Hughes
Wild Life Conservation Society of
Black Snow by Bulgakov: theatre satire and failed play
A Russian novels translation era 1967 revealed Bulgakovs satire Black Snow published by Penguin. It riffs on Stanislavsky Method and Moscow Art Theatre, centering on a failed novelist who turns his novel into a play, only to see it ruined by theatre politics. It mirrors Bulgakovs own experiences and contrasts with The Master and Margarita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Glenny
Mikhail Bulgakov
Penguin
Stanislavsky
Moscow Art Theatre
Bulgakov
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