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Ii THE EDITOR'S FENCE 1. Thomas Hardy Seminar at MLA (Chicago, 1971); This Issue of FLT contains the program for Seminar 56: English Literature in Transition; I88O-I92O: Thomas Hardy, and the four panelists' brief statements on which discussion Is to be based. In addition, we publish several other papers on Hardy which are not directly related to the meeting. We remind our readers that anyone wishing to attend the meeting must apply to the Discussion Leader, Professor Robert C. Schwelk, who will admit applicants up to the limit established by MLA. 2. Conrad in the MLA Scholar's Library; On behalf of the Northern Illinois University Press, we are pleased to announce that Joseph Conrad; An Annotated Bibliography of Writings About Him, In the Annotated Secondary Bibliography Series, has been selected for inclusion In the MLA Scholar's Library. The second volume In the A. S. B. Series, this book will be on display at the MLA meetings. 3. Centre d'Études Victoriennes et Edouardlennes - Montpellier: Joseph Dobrinski has informed us through Richard Cordell of the establishment at Université de Montpellier of the Center for Victorian and Edwardian Studies. We wish this new venture well. Such centers for Interdisciplinary period studies seem on the Increase, and we applaud the idea. 4. Centre d'Études et de Recherches Irlandaises de l'Université de Lille; M. Patrick Rafroldl announces the publication of the first two titles with the U. E. R. Angellier imprint (Universite de Lille III, 9, rue A. Angellier, 59 - Lille - France): L'Irlande et le Romantisme, by Patrick Rafroldl ($13.50; Jan 1972") and Aspects of the Irish Theatre, edited by Patrick Rafroldl, Raymonde Popot, and William Parker (March/April 1972). 259 for the author. Furthermore, it suggests that where only simplicity was seen there can be found a subtlety which amounts almost to profundity. When the same treatment is given to Hardy's use of structure and narrative point of view, it will become clear that Hardy is a better artist and thinker than he is generally credited with being. Farlelgh Dickinson University Duane Edwards A NOTE FOR REVIEWERS Although we solicit some reviews, we are also pleased to hear from qualified persons who wish to review a particular book for us. We do urge potential reviewers to enquire before submitting a review. Books for review are not limited to those we list in our Books Received section. However, we can consider only reviews of books that have a bearing on the period in English literature from 1880 to about I92O. We reserve the right to reject reviews which are not suitable for publication in ELT. ...