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[PART II] 292 Marble, Annie Russell. "History and Romance," A STUDY OF THE MODERN NOVEL. NY: Appleton, 1928. Pp. 23-28. Discussion of the War Histories [THE GREAT ViAR, THE ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS, and THE SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES IN FRANCE] and the novels GREENMANTLE, SALUTE TO ADVENTURERS, and WITCH WOOD. Of the War Histories: "He avoids the shoals of bitterness, on one hand, and extravagant nationalism on the other." The novels have exciting events B's keen insight into human nature and "pervasive humor." Markham, Violet. ["John Buchan, a Lowland Scot"], JOHN BUCHAN BY HIS WIFE AND FRIENDS. Lond: Hodder & Stoughton, [19471. Pp. 191-92. Brief character sketch. "No man had the sense more profound of the value or the dignity of human relationships. . . ." [Rptd from the TIMES (Lond), 14 Feb 1940.] ........ "A Man of Many Gifts," FRIENDSHIP'S HARVEST. Lond: Reinhardt, I956. Pp. II6-29. Personal reminiscences. B's success due to his early training and no accident of birth. Traces his career from the point of view of a lifelong friend, Marshall, Ernest. "Britain is Ashivsr Over Huge Deficit," NEW YORK TIMES, 3 Apr I927, sec. 2, p. 8, B selected as "Conservative candidate in the byelection for the Scottish Universities." ........ '"British View Sours on Limiting Navies," NEVi YORK TIMES, 10 July I927, sec. 2, p. 2. B's impressive maiden speech in Parliament, he "at one step achieved prominence, . .was the talk of the town for at least two days." ........ "The News of Europe in Weekend Cables: Poet Praises Press," NEW YORK TfMES, 12 May 1929, sec. 3, p. 3. B speaks at 89th annual dinner of the Newspaper Society in London. . . â– ......"Thirty-Nine Steps from London," NEW YORK TIMES, 14 July 1935, sec. 9, p. 9. Rev of Hitchcock's film THE 39 STEPS, Traces B's literary career. There is a "freshness, an air of credibility about 'The ThirtyNine Steps' which gives it a place apart in the long succession of thrillers." Marshall, S. L. A. THE AMERICAN HERiTAGE HiSTORY OF WORLD ViAR I. NY: American Heritage Publishing Co., 1964. Pp, 106, 110, 180. Quotes B in A HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR on the Somme with some disbelief that he could refer to part of it as a "supreme moment without heroics and without tremor" when 11 was a disaster. "The Massacre of Glencoe," NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE BOOKS, 6 Aug 1933, p. 12. Rev of THE MASSACRE OF GLENCOE, B's roles of historian and novelist unite in presenting a dramatic episode "in which the details are derived from contemporary evidence." Massey, Vincent. "High Commissioner for Canada's Tribute," TIMES (Lond), 13 Feb 1940, p. 8. Text of a speech broadcast on Feb 12. Praise for B's versatility and the distinction he gave to his post in Canada. Mathieu, George M. "New Bridge to Canada Ready," NEW YORK TIMES, 14 Aug 1938, sec. 10, p. 1. Reports the presence of both President Roosevelt and Lord Tweedsmuir at the dedication of the Thousand Islands Bridge over the St. Lawrence River. Matthiessen, F. 0., and Kenneth B. Murdock (eds). THE NOTEBOOKS OF HENRY JAMES. NY: Oxford UP, I96K P. 18In, Passing ref to meeting between B and Henry James to examine the papers of the widow of Byron's grandson. Maury, Jean West. "A Glance Through the Pages of Some Recent Publications for Boys and Girls," BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, 30 Nov 1932, Part Four (Christmas Book Section), p. 5. Rev of THE MAGIC WALKING STICK. B "puts all his magic" into this child's tale. Every word seems true. [ACK] "The Memory of Cromwell," TIMES (Lond), I7 Dec 1937, p. 13. B joins the newly formed Cromwell Association. Mendell, C. Vi. "The First Great Roman-Emperor," YALE REVIEW, XXVII (Winter 1938), 396-99. Rev of AUGUSTUS, which is "a scholarly piece of exposition, coolly reasoned and well documented" despite the too sentimental description of the Roman's death. 293 Mercer, Cecil William [Dornford Yates]. B-BERRYAND I LOOK BACK. Lond: Ward, Lock, [1958]. Pp. 147-48. Dornford Yates and some of his characters in an imaginary conversation wonder why reviewers "persist in classing [Yates1] work with Buchan's." They find more similarity between Yates...

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