REVIEWED ELSEWHERE

Publications reviewed include The Americas, Australian Book Review, Catholic Historical Review, Dissent, Eighteenth-Century Studies, French Review, French Studies, (Toronto) Globe and Mail, The Guardian, Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth, Journal of the History of Philosophy, Journal of Sport History, Mediterranean Quarterly, The New Yorker, New York Review of Books (NYRB), New York Times Book Review (NYTBR), Nineteenth Century French Studies, Opera News, Pacific Historical Review, Presidential Studies Quarterly, Studi Francesi, Times Literary Supplement (TLS), and the Women's Review of Books; and from South Africa, Africa Book Club, Africa Review, African Journal of Psychiatry, ArtSMart, Beeld, Boekebrug, Book Lounge, Die Burger, The Citizen Online, City Press, Classic Feel, Current Writing, Daily Dispatch, Drum, Gorry Bowes Taylor Literary Events, The Independent Online, Jewish Affairs, Journal of Southern African Studies, Literary Tourism, LitNet, Magwood on Books, Mail and Guardian, New Era, New Africa Analysis, Pambazuka News, Pretoria News, Protea Book Blog, Rapport, Scrutiny2, South African Jewish Report, South African Journal of Science, Sowetan, Spectator, Stellenbosch Literary Project (SlipNet), Sunday Independent, Sunday Tribune, Thought Leader, Volksblad: Boeke, Wasafiri, Weekend Post, The Witness, and Wordetc. "Given the controversy surrounding Bayle's person and writings in his lifetime and our own, it is easy to forget that he was first and foremost a bestselling author whose work was sought after not only for its content but also, and perhaps just as much, for its style. . Andre Brink's piece, written after his nephew's murder, describes how although his love for South Africa keeps him here he is aware of the corrosive decline of our young democracy, weakened by corruption and its leaders' contempt for the rule of law. .