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1. THE PLAN OF CAMPAIGN. By F. MABEL ROBINSON.
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11. A LOST ILLUSION. By LESLIE KEITH.
12. A MARRIAGE AT SEA. By W. CLARK RUSSELL.
13. MR. BUTLER’S WARD. By F. MABEL ROBINSON.
14. URITH. By S. BARING GOULD.
15. HOVENDEN, V.C. By F. MABEL ROBINSON.
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CHARLES SIMEON. By H. C. G. MOULE, M.A.
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PROBLEMS OF POVERTY: An Inquiry into the Industrial Conditions of
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VICTORIAN POETS. By A. SHARP.
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ENGLISH SOCIAL REFORMERS. H. DE B. GIBBINS, M.A.
ENGLISH TRADE AND FINANCE IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY. By W. A. S.
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THE COMMERCE OF NATIONS. By C. F. BASTABLE, M.A., Professor of
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THE RURAL EXODUS. By P. ANDERSON GRAHAM.
LAND NATIONALIZATION. By HAROLD COX, B.A.
A SHORTER WORKING DAY. By H. DE B. GIBBINS and R. A. HADFIELD, of
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BACK TO THE LAND, being an inquiry as to the possible conditions
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with practical suggestions as to the means by which a larger number
of persons than at present can be maintained from the land. By
HAROLD E. MOORE, F.S.I., Author of ‘Hints on Land Improvements.’