Agile The Outsider review by Maxine Ferree
Column critiques Colin Wilson's Agile The Outsider praising none of his conclusions while noting agile mind and baroque style. Ferree questions his method, quotes many references, and argues the work fails to illuminate religion or society. She predicts Britain’s literary climate suffers from austerity.
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Colin Wilson
Boston
Houghton Miflin
England
Blake
Seneca
Wilson
Norman Vincent Peele
Britain
Maxine Ferree
Men And Ships THE AGE OF FIGHTING SAIL
Book review of C. S. Forester's history of the War of 1812 naval war. Glorifies US frigates and leaders like Lawrence and Perry while noting British blockade limits and strategic stalemate. Praise forForester's naval detail and authenticity, with cautious note on the lack of Hornblower flair.
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C. S. Forester
Garden City
N. Y
Doubleday and Company, Inc
United States
England
Wellington
Europe
U. S
Guerriere
Constitution
Chesapeake Bay
Washington
Madison
Canada
Lish
Two Oceans
Great Lakes
Lake Champlain
Lawrence
Perry
Forester
Hornblower
Bob Horney
Rabbit Hunting Methods Outdated in Kentucky Tale
Lancaster veterinarian Dr. M. B. Marx receives a rare Ibiza hound from an aunt, one of only ten such dogs in the United States. He expects future pups to be worth about 500 dollars each as the breed, said to originate from Ibiza, gains attention for rabbit hunting.
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Lancaster
Kentucky
M. B. Marx
United States
Book Clubs Drive Major Share of Annual Book Output
New York December 26 report notes book clubs distribute about 70 percent of annual output, reaching millions of copies through clubs founded in the 1920s. The clubs offer lower cost per book and home delivery, expanding access while wartime shortages boosted their growth in the 1940s.
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W. G. Rogers
New York
Gainad Cee Hose
Bowker
Asia
Best Sellers List Snapshot
The page lists current best sellers across fiction and non fiction titles. Notable fiction includes Peyton Pace Grace Me talions Dont Go Near the Water and The Last Hurrah. Nonfiction features The Nun's Story This Hal lowed Ground and Much Ado About Me.
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Peyton Pace
Grace Metalions
William Brinkley
Edwin O' Connor
Patrick den
Nicholas Monsarrat
Kathryn Hulme
Bruce Catton
Fred Allen
Aan Churchill
My Name Is Rose by Theo dore Keogh
A review of My Name Is Rose explores Rose Flamand’s dual self as wife and individual. It traces her diary and narrative blend while examining influences from Simon La Cigale and the accordion player. The critique notes subjectivity, French literary parallels, and an ending that remains elusive.
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Rose
Theodore Keogh
New York
Farrar, Straus and Cudahy
Rose Flamand
Paris
Pierre Flamand
Pierre
Simon
la Cigale
Theodora Keogh
Colette
Georgia Cox
Oklahoma Abbreviation Change Proposed by Stigler Official
H. E. Carlile of the Stigler Chamber of Commerce proposes dropping the two letter state tag from Okla to OK. He argues the timing during the semi centennial year is ideal and a bill will be introduced in the legislature to formalize the change.
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Stigler
Okla
Oklahoma
H. E. Carlile
Stigler Chamber of Commerce
Carlile
Solve-A-Crime Solution Inconsistent Alibi
Morgan claimed he locked the door with his key to go buy food but returned without a key or packages. This raises suspicion he may have betrayed friend Bob Graves to gamblers and let an unseen killer enter while away.
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Morgan
Bob Graves
American Library Association Announces Liberty and Justice Awards
The ALA reveals a two year program with three $5000 prizes for books published in 1956 and 1957 across contemporary problems and affairs history and biography and imaginative literature. Winners chosen by three judges per category with reader suggestions invited.
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American Library Association
ALA Liberty and Justice
ALA
Fund of the Republic
Donnell Library Center
New York Public Library
New York City
Robert Downs
Memorial Papers Honor Princeton Professor Christian Gauss
The Papers of Christian Gauss edited by Katherine Gauss Jackson and Hiram Haydn memorialize Princeton’s long time professor and dean who retired in 1945 and died in 1951. Gauss edited translated and authored books and was born in Ann Arbor Michigan to immigrant German parents. He studied at the University of Michigan taught there and at Lehigh before joining Princeton.
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Christian Gauss
Katherine Gauss Jackson
Hiram Haydn
Princeton
Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
Lehigh
Caesar the Work Horse Wins a Blue Ribbon Tale
Bridget tries to enter Caesar the old farm horse in a fair show and, after brushing him up, learns the outcome defies her expectations. Grandpa doubts the show fit, but a happy ending and surprise await after the show at the fair.
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Caesar
Robert J. Willis
Chicago
Follett Publishing Co
Bridget
J. C
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