ANTARCTIC VOYAGE
THE DISCOVERY'S LITERATURE ifUnitod Prosa Asiiooiatlon.—Bj Klootrio Telegraph—Copyright) United Service. (Received 24th Jul v. 9.20 a.m.) LONDON, 23rd July. The Discovery's company of 26 will !)(> allowed only a hundred hooks, the choice of which has proved a difficult but pleasant exercise to the literary minded. The Encyclopaedia Britnnnica and Oxford Dictionary have first choice, while poetry, drama, and philosophy represent seven books, including Shakespeare and .Shaw's "Saint Joan. Twenty-four relate to history and travel, where polar expeditions preponderate. Eight are of popular science. The fiction section comprises 53 hooks, mainly modern.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 24 July 1929, Page 5
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93ANTARCTIC VOYAGE Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 24 July 1929, Page 5
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