Cecil praises The Fine Art of Reading by David Cecil
In a brisk, evaluative review H J M lauds Cecil for a lively argued guide to Conrad Austen Shakespeare and more. The critic highlights Cecil’s clear style and balanced insight into novels plays and literary craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Cecil
Goldsmith
Oxford
Sally
Shakespeare
Lord Cecil
Shylock
Hippolyta
Titania
Bottom
Conrad
Jane Austen
Hazlett
Walter la Mare
John Ford
Walter Pater
H.J.M
Constable
BOOKS NEW CROSSING PLACE by H G Martindale
A reader friendly study of Seymour Shire history and development over 120 years showing how environment and location shaped the region. Cheshires edition listed at book sellers with 30 price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Crossing Place
H. G. Martindale
Piory
Seymour
Cheshires
Simone de
China
Times Lterary Supplement
New Statesman
Sloan Wilson
H. E. _ Bates
New Guinea
Beth Dean
Victor Carell
W. BE. Harney
Bill Harney
Gilbert Islands
Nancy Phelan
Tasmania
Michael Sharland
Memorial for 1940 Canberra air disaster victims completed
A cairn and plaque memorialize three Cabinet Ministers and seven others killed in the August 13 1940 Canberra air crash near the airport. Minister Fairhall announced completion noting prior government backing from 1952 and naming includes Sir Henry Gullett and G A Street among the deceased. Canberra airport honors the late J W Fairbairn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canberra
Interior
Fairhall
Senate
Annabelle Rankin
Wilfred Kent Hughes
Executive Council
Henry Gullett
G. A. Street
J. W. Fairbairn
Fairbairn
House of Representatives
Lord Citrine Plans Australia and New Zealand Visit
London reports Lord Citrine a member of the British Atomic Authority and the Electricity Governing body left London aboard the liner Athenie for a tour of Australia and New Zealand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
A.A. P.reuter
Lord Citrine
British Atomic Authority
Electricity Geureil
Athenie
Australia
New Zealand
The Face of Justice by Daryl Chessman
Daryl Chessman describes a decade on Death Row at San Quentin and the legal battles to gain a retrial from 1955 to 1957. He recounts writing under prison censorship and the psychological toll of capital punishment while defending his innocence and confronting authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caryl Chessman
San Quentin Prison
Chessman
California
San Quentin
Death Row
Books On Stamps And Stamp Collecting
A review of stamp collecting books aimed at beginners and young collectors. It praises Entwistle and Bateman for accessible guidance, notes The Story of the Stamp and The Stamp Collector's Encyclopaedia as solid options, and highlights Simplified Stamp Catalogue as a practical starter tool. It also covers historical links to the Scout Movement and advises gift buying timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Bateman
Museum Press
Lewis and Watson
Faber
J. Watson
J. Sutton
Hutchinson
Stanley Gibbons
Iron Curtain
Gibbons
Scout Movement
Mafeking
Baden-Powell
Bateman
Encyclopaedia
K.C.M
Times Crossword Across 3 Destitute Of Knowledge And More
Crossword clues list multiple entries with lengths and partial enumerations. The page invites readers to solve with a note to see Page 19 for the solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars
Boymans Museum Buys Van Beuningen Gallery
The Boymans Museum in Rotterdam, aided by the Rotterdam Municipal Council, acquired the private collection of paintings from the estate of the late Mr. van Beuningen for 2.15 million pounds. The Dutch industrialist built one of the era’s finest private galleries.
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Boymans Museum
Rotterdam
van Beuningen
Personalities Seen in Retrospect
Professor A. K. Chisholm presents portraits of dead figures who influenced him including Christopher Brennan and Sir Errol Knox. The memoir recalls youth, Melbourne University in the 1920s, and a six month 1912 German course under Prussian discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. KA. Chisholm
Christopher Brennan
Sir m. Omma
Chisholm
Berlin
Melbourne University
Zola
Proessor Chisholm
Sir Errol Knox
Ansious
Argus
Professor Chisholm
R. Chisholm
Melbourne University Press
Biography of Mr Chifley Nearing Publication
Mr J B Chifley’s biography appears to be in publishers' hands early next year. Biographer Professor L F P Crisp reports strong cooperation from Mrs Chifley and access to letters. He also notes exchanges with Dr Lloyd Ross and reveals lesser known early career detail about Bathurst pre selection in the 1920s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.B. Chifley
Chifley
L. F P. Crisp
Crisp
Caney
Bathurst
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Oxford Dony
Cecil
Powers
Motley
Garema Place
Face of Justice
the Face of Justice
Daryl Chessman
Longman, Green and Co. Ltd
Boy Scout and
Girl Guide
DOW
Mr. Chifley
Encyclopaedias
Everyman’s Encyclopaedia
Oxford Junior Encyclopaedia
Mee
Verity Hewitt
Civic Centré
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