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Spain Under Review
Page 4 from 31st December 1937Professor, Nun And "Average Irishwoman's" Ideas Catalonia Infelix. By E. Allison Peers. (Methuen, 10s. 6d.) Andlhen the Storm. By Sister M.......
Feat Against Jesus Christ'
Page 13 from 2nd March 2007Norman Mailer's long-awaited novel about Hitler and Satan has it moments, says Matt Thorne, but often ends up sounding like one of Peter Cook's......
A Gift From People Who Are Dead But Can Never Die
Page 15 from 26th August 2011This fine history of Rome is slightly too pessimistic about its future, says John Hinton Rome BY ROBERT HUGHES WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON, £25 R......
Art For Art's Sake Art For God's Sake
Page 12 from 14th April 1989THE picture accompanying the Chronicle this week shows a stone sculpture in my parish church. It is the work of Anthony Foster s a pupil of Eric......
Genghis Khan Gave Us ‘shock And Awe’
Page 11 from 25th June 2004The Mongol leader was utterly ruthless, says Quentin de la Bédoyère – but also possibly the greatest military commander we have ever known Genghis......
Fiction
Page 4 from 28th October 1938Autobiography Of A Corpse John Masefleld MasterStoryteller Dead Ned. By John Masefield. (Heinemann, 7s. 6d.) The Death of the Heart. By Elizabeth......
Refresher For Grown-ups
Page 6 from 14th August 1964By Pat Jones THIS month we are 'turning the tables and beginning with a book that, though it is not written for children, should be of interest to......
First Thoughts By Michael
Page 8 from 27th November 1936A Horse Centenary Sickness and senility are two recognised excuses for reminiscences and centenary articles. We will take advantage of the fact to......
Five New Knights
Page 5 from 17th June 1955F IVE Catholics receive knighthoods, one receives the K.C.B., and a Bishop, two R.A.F. chaplains and the nuns receive other awards in the Queen's......
Terracotta Army, Led By The Mighty Qin
Page 10 from 19th February 1988LONDON will say goodbye with sadness to what has turned out to be an unexpectedly successful exhibition at the Royal Horticultural Hall. The......