Path of Blood review of Becker history of Matabele king
The critique notes Becker relies on missionary and trader sources for Matabele history and battles while underlining a vivid appendix on Matabele life from diet to dress. It highlights the author’s old fashioned prose and praises the appendix for revealing pre colonial civilisation and notes the final king’s bold marriage proposal to Queen Victoria’s court.
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Mr. Becker
Livingstone
Victoria Falls
Kraals
South Africa
Basutoland
Moffatt
Victoria
Peter Becker
Longmans, Green and Co
Mary Gilmore Award Announces 1963 Children’s Book Prize
The Mary Gilmore Award Committee names the 1963 major prize for a children's book in any form and a separate £10 prize for a teenager aged 12 to 19 for a short story, poem, or novel. Mary Gilmore donor prizes add £2 for best teen story and poem. Judges favor works with Australian life themes and a distinctly Australian character.
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Mary Gilmore
Lfe
Mary Ilmere
Mind Your Language by Ivor Brown reviewed as a guide for clear press writing
The book Mind Your Language examines word origins and usage, criticizing pompous phrasing from officials and PR writers. It argues newspapers strive for clear direct language and offers examples like C I B Murder Probe and Minister To Hold Cost Quiz to show concise headlines.
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Ivor Brown
Brown
Mr. Brown
C.I.B
Bypisateien
Jonger
No Time To Die by Richard Pape review
The piece mocks No Time To Die as a lightweight spy thriller in old fashioned style. Mike Hood, a British hero, beds a seductive spy while the plot slides into risqué tone, ending with a drugged drink scene.
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Richard
Pape
Mike Hood
Mike
R.R
Richard Pape
Sile
Nine Hours to Rama by Stanley Wolpert review
A critical look at Nine Hours to Rama examines Wolpert’s depiction of Gandhi’s assassination. The novel centers on Natu and Vishnu as instruments of fate, with secondary insights from P.K. and Gopal. The reviewer calls the pre assassination years underdeveloped but praises the gripping drama and strong character contrasts.
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Ark Calilel
Stanley Wolpert
Wolpert
Rama
Gandhi
Society of Nation Savers
Mataram Godse
Vishnu Aple
Natu
Hamish Hamilton
Vishnu
P.K
Congress Party
Gopala Das
Gopal
CROSSWORD CLUES AND BOOK NOTES FROM A 1960S PAGE
A collage of puzzle hints and literary notes references a Times crossword with four letter answers and longer down clues. It highlights book reviews and new titles by Lin Yutang Colin Simpson Joy Adamson Gerald Durrell and others with mentions of High Dam over Nubia and Wild Company under a collage of animal and travel writing.
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Joy Adamson
Gerald Durrell
Gavin Maxwell
Julian Huxley
Bill
Australian Journal of Politics and History Issue Summary
The Australian Journal of Politics and History from Queensland University Press reviews foreign policy problems, Erasmus and Luther church history, Lenin's imperialism revision, a note on Australia’s first Labour Prime Minister J C Watson, and the 1905 caucus crisis, with book reviews. Published biannually at 12/6.
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Australian Journal of
Queensland University
Erasmus
Luther
Australia
J. C. Watson
Queensland University Press
New Book Picks Highlight Gershwin Biography
A week of arrivals features Robert Payne's Gershwin biography. It paints George Gershwin in the limelight and in his shadows, offering a balanced portrait within the bustling slate of new titles.
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