Essays in Intellectual History and Other Reviews
A collection of Walter C. Phillips reviews on James Harvey Robinson tribute Essays in Intellectual History and critiques of fiction and poetry. The volume includes works by Lynn Thorndike and Charles Beard, plus studies on German politics and the philosophy of history, alongside reviews of Poor Nigger and The Age for Love. It praises readability and scholarly spirit while noting uneven poetry by Leonard Bacon in Lost Buffalo and Other Poems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siki
Journey
Leonard Bacon
Walter C. Phillips
James Harvey Robinson
Harpers
American Historical Association
Lynn Thorndike
J.S. Schapiro
Harry Elmer Barnes
D. S. Muzzey
Charles A. Beard
James T. Shotwell
Spengler
Robinson
Buffalo
Mr. Bacon
Bacon
Carolus Rex
Caracalla
R. B
Servachraddon
God
Bertrand Russell
Biography of George Eliot by J Lewis May
A critical look at Victorian novelists today notes shifting reading habits and the enduring value of masters like Eliot. The piece discusses how readers favor contemporary works, while some mid nineteenth century writers remain permanently significant if skillful and convincing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis May
George Eliot
Paul V. Kreider
J. Lewis May
Bobbs Merrill
Charles Dickens
Dickens
David Copperfield
Thackeray
Henry Esmond
Jane Austen
Silas Marner
Reade
Trollope
Charles Reade
J.lewis May
Mary Ann Evans
the Mill
Adam Bede
George Henry Lewes
Herbert Spencer
Bray
May
Darrell Figgis and the Contested Hero of Ireland
A survey of Darrell Figgis and the controversial authorship of The Return of the Hero. James Stephens and critics debate whether Figgis or Stephens wrote the novel, with broader notes on Figgis’s life and Irish political leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cess
James Stephens
America
Ireland
England
Michael Ireland
Times
Darrell Figgis
Stephens
Best sellers list and notes on A Generation Missing
Stewart Kidd Company of Cincinnati lists top books including Rogue Herries The Door The Great Meadow Uncle Sam Murder Case Young Man of Manhattan Byron Grandeur and Misery of Victory America Looks Abroad Toward Civilization Power and Secrets of the Jesuits Personality of a House A Generation Missing by Carroll Carstairs is praised as a simple beautiful war era tale. Carstairs known in London New York art circles and partner at M Knoedler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart Kidd
Company of Cincinnati
Herries
Hugh Wal
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Great Meadow
Elizabeth Maddox
Uncle Sam
John _Erskine
S. S. van Dine
Mr Carstairs
Mr. Carstairs
London
New York
M. Knoedler
Also Mentioned on This Page
Francis Bacon
Orio Vergani
ITV
Paris
Georges Carpentier
Battling Siki
Milan
W. W. Hobson
Signor Vergani
Europe
Marseilles
George
Ernest Paschal Brace
Harcourt
Paschal
R. C. Sheriff
Vernon Bartlett
Stokes
Stanhope
Osborne
Cockney
Trotter
Hibbert
R. C. Sherriff
Raleughs
John Keats
William Shakespeare
William Blake
Byron
Johnny Weismuller
Paper Books
Figgis
Padraic Colum
Paper
Calcutta
J. M. Dent & Sons
Mr. Figgis
Shakespeare
William Sharp
Fiona McLeod
Seariyal Figgis
R. May
Mr. May
W.helen Zenna Smith
Dutton
Elen Zenna Smith
Miss Smith
Carl W. Drepperd
Century Library of American Antiques
Library of American Antiques
Drop
N. Currier
Currier & Ives
Rosaleen
Louise Platt Hauck
Penn
Ouise Platt Hauck
Rosaleen Ingraham
Malcolm Wynne
Garth Goellier
Garth
Malcolm
Cynthia
Mal
Doubley Doran
Carroll Carstairs
East Fourth Street
Avondale
Reading Road
DIXIE
Dixie Terminal Bldg
Cincinnati
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