Past polemics lose their sting FOXE'S BOOK OF MARTYRS reviewed
A concise assessment of G A Williamson's abridgement of Foxe's Book of Martyrs noting its focus on English church history from Wycliffe to Elizabeth, its Mary Tudor emphasis, the author’s Protestant bias, and the work's place in ecumenical debate and Protestant-Catholic relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Williamson
Church of England
Wycliffe
Elizabeth
Mary
Foxe
Convocation of Canterbury
England
Latimer
Ridley
Rome
Europe
Kafkaesque Trap for the Burglar Review
Taner Baybars and Arthur Boyd collaborate on a stylish but uneven novel blending Kafkaesque guilt with a lighter tone and late absurd humour. The piece praises the art contrast but questions emotional impact and pure sincerity, noting Australian publication aims at art lovers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Boye
Taner Baybars
Arthur Boyd
Ure Smith
Jon Cleary
Collins
Jericho
Pat Arrowsmith
the Cresset Press
Taner Bayhars
John
Jane
Valerie
Victor
Kafka
Lao Tzu
Fitzgerald Portrait Meets Literary Biography Clash
Henry Dan Piper’s A Critical Portrait of F. Scott Fitzgerald argues the writer’s life explains his work but accuses the book of amateurish criticism. The piece notes Fitzgerald’s late revival in American culture and predicts the Piper study will become a standard reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzgerald
Benjamin Franklin
Richard
Horatio Alger
Bootblack
Budd Schulberg
Sheilah Graham
Hemingway
Morley Callaghan
Dr Piper
Mizener
Turnbull
Henry Dan Piper
Scott
Piper
John O'Hara
Balfours Burden and the clash over Imperial Preference
A compact analysis of Arthur Balfour as prime minister, his cautious stance on tariff reform and imperial preference, and how he navigated cabinet factions to preserve unity. Alfred Gollin portrays a master politician on a narrow political ledge amid the 1903 to 1906 tariff debate and Chamberlain’s empire agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Balfour
Alfred Gollin
Anthony Bland
Price
Marquis of Salisbury
Ireland
Bloody Balfour
Britain
France
Japan
Balfour
Milner and
Garvin
Joseph Chamberlain
Liberal Party
Chamberlain
Will
Gollin
Campbell-Bannerman
Milner
Beaverbrook School
Prix Goncourt Winner Stark African Tale
The Savage State by Georges Conchon, a lucid novel about anti white backlash in a newly independent African territory. Avit, an idealistic UNESCO intellectual, fights personal discontent, love, and racial tensions as he and Laure are driven from Fort Jacol amid hostility from both whites and blacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gonecourt
Georges Conchon
Savage State
Avit
Unesco
Africa
Laure
Fort Jacol
Condon
Doumbe
Camus
Simenon
Condhon
Reacher
Conchon
Australian Politics and World Views A Hamlyn Book Ad
An advertisement listing books from Paul Hamlyn including Australian Politics and World Views by Jay Packer and An American Experience by Allan Ashbolt. It notes editing by Henry Mayer, with editions in hardback and paperback, and mentions Cheshires Book shop stocking Paul Hamlyn publications.
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Henry Mayer
University of Sydney
Australia
Jay Packer
Lady Packer v
Outback
Royal Flying Doctor Service
Mae
Sydney
Allan Ashbolt
Ashholt
America
Australian Broadcasting
Cheshires
Paul Hamlyn
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Col
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Miss Arrowsmith
Australian Customs Department
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Maurice Dunlevy
B. Scott Fitzgerald
Henry Das Piper
Bodley Head
Scott Fitzgerald
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Arthur James Balfour
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