Virginia Woolf Essay Room of One's Own Reviewed
Ruth T. Gole reviews Virginia Woolf's Room of One's Own, praising vivid prose and insights while noting Woolf argues women need a room and financial independence to create literature. The piece argues feminism will grow slowly, with future authors drawing from Woolf’s analytic viewpoint.
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Virginia Wolf
Mrs. Woolf
Susan B. Anthony
J Ucy Stoner
Woolf
Fleirs and the Immigrant Tide in Lowell
A critical review by Olga Maurer examines Cornelia James Cannon's Fleirs. It argues the novel outlines the clash between New England natives and Polish immigrants in Lowell, showing the social shift and the tension between individuals and broad demographic change. Marilla Lamprey, a childless teacher, loves her husband Seth Walton while aiding immigrant Poles, contrasted with the fertility of Ewa Lewenopski, highlighting the era's social movement. The piece praises the book's social scope over vivid character memory.
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Marilla Lamprey
Seth Walton
Seth
Ewa Lewenopski
Marilla
Capek Narrative Critique Highlights Subtle Irony
A review notes Capek excels in irony yet is harmed by idiosyncrasies and tense shifts. It cites Helena as an example where the intended transitory mood falters, dampening the smooth reading flow of his stories.
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Capek
Helena
Elinor Wylie A Precocious Fragility Review
Reviewed by Sarah Pl, this later collection by Elinor Wylie is praised for a striking fragility and a lingering metaphysical note. The critic finds the sections poorly organized, with a sameness of tone and elusive clarity, though a short poem titled Song adds vitality amid a clouded long poem sequence.
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Baerd
Elmer Ware
Elinor Wylie
Atmosphere of Love review by Florence Susskind
André Maurois writes a highly original study of a man and two women he loves and examines jealousy in love. The novel shifts between Philippe Marcenat’s letter to Isabelle and Isabelle’s narration, yielding strong characterizations of Marcenat, Odile, and Isabelle with a graceful French voice.
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Florence Susskind
André Maurois
Shelley
Disraeli
Joseph Collins
Philippe Marcenat
Isabelle
Odile
Marcenat
Maurois
Pure Gold by Rolvaag Examines Lust for Gold on Prairie Life
The novel follows Lizzie and Louis as they cultivate a farm on the plains after moving from the city and bringing home a glittering piece of gold. The gold temptation slowly consumes them, turning Lizzie fanatic, exposing lies and misfortune, and ending in doom.
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Kolvaag
Prairies
Lizzie
Louis
Rolvaag
Liszie
Beauty's Testament continues as a mixed poetic inquiry
The article critiques Bridges' Testament of Beauty as more thesis than verse, noting its reach from zoological science to white light physics. It labels Bridges a dangerous sort of poet and says the work is rhetoric with limited poetic value, offering only a few supple passages amid overall gentlemanly silence.
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Bridges
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