Chapter L: T. Hobhouse. THE THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE. By L. T. Hobhouse, Fellow and
Tutor of Corpus College, Oxford. _Demy 8vo. 21s._
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F. S. Granger. THE WORSHIP OF THE ROMANS. By F. S. Granger, M.A., Litt.D., Professor of Philosophy at University College, Nottingham. _Crown 8vo. 6s._
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