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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1919
Page
9
Miss Carolyn Wells praised as a delightful living writer for her adaptation of Thackeray’s Vanity Fair. The piece suggests her rendition will inspire both young readers and adults to read or revisit the classic.
A compact study of Thackeray’s self commentary on his novels. He explains how Becky Sharp Pendennis Esmond and others arise from real life settings and people, and how his own mind shapes their vivid personalities. He notes his habit of revisiting characters in readers’ minds as if they live again through his genius.
Six years after leaving Miss Pinkerton's school Amelia Sedley returns home as a polished young lady. She travels with Becky Sharp who plans a governess career after a brief visit. Becky is pale with sandy hair and a dramatic backstory, meeting Amelia’s brother Joseph, a lazy hard drinker in colorful attire.
Rebecca Sharp entangles with Sir Pitt Crawley and Captain Rawdon Crawley as Amelia and George Osborne vie for affection. The story follows marriage schemes, duels of fortune, and Becky's rise and fall across London and Brussels, ending in tragedy and quiet penitence.
The Pan American Commercial Conference opens in the Hall of the Americas with Director General John Barrett presiding and speakers including Vice President Marshall and leaders from Argentina Bolivia Chile Colombia Cuba and Mexico. Sessions cover general trade reviews shipping aviation trading methods finance and engineering through June 4 with experts from Latin America and the United States.
Friday sessions feature Herbert Houston of Doubleday Page and Co publishers La Revista del Mundo Eliodora Yanez editor La Nacion Santiago John Vavasour Noel Noel News Service Alfredo Collao editor La Prensa New York Wing B Allen publisher The South American Robert S Barrett Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce with other Latin American and US experts. Closing session led by Francisco Yanes Pan American Union and Dr Peter H Goldsmith Carnegie Endowment with further experts.
Monday evening at 8 o'clock a general session will begin the discussion of the relationship. The brief notice states the meeting time and purpose without naming participants or locations.
Local events list includes an Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company parade from Faneuil Hall with services at Old South Church at 1 pm, a State Interchurch Conference at Lori mer Hall at 2 pm, Boston groups attending a Wholesale Grocers convention in Cincinnati departing at 2 pm, and multiple social union meetings through the evening. The record notes a dinner for M H Keenan at 7 pm and Read tribute at South Hanson Town Hall later.
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