Picaresque Reappears The Good Companions Review
Catherine P Turner lauds Thornton Wilder’s The Good Companions as a cheery, grandly written tale of a London based troupe wandering across England. J B Priestly’s characters like Oakroyd Tripp and Inigo Jollifant drive a merry chase through vivacious prose and lively adventures.
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England
Mr. Oakroyd
Miss Tripp
Inigo Jollifant
J. B
Inigo
Thackery
Priestly
War and the British Gentlemen Reviewed by Ruth T Goldstein
A journalistic account of lips back iito the anti rumblings. The review traces Tomlinson's novel from Boer War prelude to the 1914 mass conflict. It notes vivid scenes of London and the jungle, then a murdered Archduke, and praises the later depiction of British soldiers as a poignant mood piece though critiquing its lack of unity.
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Il. M. Tomlinsor
England
Tomlinson
London
Tondon
Et Tu Publishers Hudson River Bracketed By Edith Wharton
Lois McIntosh Vance Weston reviews Edith Wharton’s Et Tu Publishers, a novel rooted in the Hudson River Bracketed house motif. The book follows a young genius’s rise amid New York circles and critique of American publishing, ending with Wharton’s sharp irony.
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Hudson River
Edith Wharton, D. Appleton and Company
Vance Weston
Middle West
New York
Wharton
Mrs. Wharton
Crowns and Empires Coronet review by Marion Kahn
Manuel Komroff’s Coronet spans four centuries showing the coronet’s history from Renaissance origins to the 20th century. The reviewer praises its ambitious scope, memorable characters like André and Leon, grim ironies, and a central theme of aristocratic decline that sustains gripping storytelling.
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Mr. Komroff
André
Leon
Ole
Chesterton Catholic Essays Read as Timely yet Flawed
A review of Chesterton’s THE THING: Why It Am a Catholic argues the essays show persistent Catholic aims. The critic notes Chesterton’s racy sarcasm and broad topics from religion to culture but faults the collection for limited permanence and doctrinaire drift.
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G. AK. Chesterton
Vd Mead & Co
G. x. Chesterton
H. L. Mencken
Dean Inge
Mr. Chesterton
Rome
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Picaresque
Good Companions
Thornton N. Wilder
Harper and Brothers
Catherine P. Turner
IJ. M. Tomson
Harper and Areas
Ruth T. Goldstei
Mr. Tomlinson
ET Tu, Publishers
Lois McIntosh
Manuel Komroff
Coward, McCann Co
Marion
Kahn
Church Militant
Aline Reinhart
Cathol
Bing
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