The Firm Touch of Books and Its Readers
Robert Marks recounts responses from 16 professors on influential authors. He highlights Hemingway, Faulkner, Flaubert, Warren, and the Bible as shaping his life and conduct, connecting works to broader American culture and moral questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcolm Brown
University of Washington
George R. Stewart
University of California
Ernest Hemingway
William Faulkner
Gustave Flaubert
Robert Penn Warren
Hemingway
el Sordo
Graves Talks of Language and Home in Majorca Visit
Poet Robert Graves, now in his sixties, discusses leaving England for Majorca, where he has lived for years with eight children and a busy writing life. He notes English remains dominant in Majorca, laments England’s crowding, and insists his work is fundamentally English though shaped by exile. He spoke at events in Washington DC including Mont Holyoke and the Library of Congress.
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Endses
Flaubert
United States
Madame Bovary
Mediterranean
Robert Graves
Majorca
England
Wright
Spain
Claudius
Milton
Hercules
London
the Spectator
New York
Doubleday
Jilly
Robert Frost
Greenwich Village
Frost
Graves
New England
John Crowe Ransom
South
Picasso
Mont Holyoke
Library of Congress
Tower in the West critique by Frank Morris
A review notes the Hundt prize novel Tower in the West by Frank Morris on Hamilton Basso Jessamyn West and Orville Prescott selection, praising its irony but calling it not outstanding. It traces architect George Hanes and brother Thomas Jefferson Hanes in a tale of marriage, legacy, and professional reputation. W L Stewart Jr. signs the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tower IN the West
Frank Morris
New York
Harper and Brothers
Hundt
Hamilton Basso
Jessamyn West
Orville Prescott
Daily Book
New York Times
Tower In
George Washington Hanes
Thomas Jefferson Hanes
George Hanes
Jeff Hanes
W. L. Stewart Jr
These Thousand Hills Western by A B Guthrie Jr
Guthrie's Western tale follows Lat Evans from Montana homesteads to cattle drives. Lat faces land contention joins Ramrod Butler on a Montana drive and is captured by Indians before saving the Chief's son. He returns to build a ranch with progressive aims and courts two Eastern women Callie and Joyce amid marriage choices. Critics praise its vivid landscapes and rank it among top 1956 novels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Lat
Joyce
Callie
Author Of The Week Robert Frost Subjects A Swinger Of Birches
The piece centers on Robert Frost now viewed through his eighties and features Sidney Cox with Frost’s introduction. It notes Frost’s early work A Boy's Will published in 1913 and highlights Frost’s Pulitzer Prizes in 1924 1931 1937 and 1943 along with his many volumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Frost
Sidney Cox
Frost
A Weary Journey DELUXE TOUR review
Ivy B. Barr finds Frederic Wakeman's A Weary Journey DELUXE TOUR disappoints. The Europe tour is cluttered with predictable characters and digressive asides on art and cars, leaving a sparkling satire unfulfilled despite an appealing cast and lavish setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederic Wakeman
New York
Rinehart and Company
Europe
Phillip
Diana
Michael
Cathy Drayton
le Theatre de Paris
Dolly Blanchard
Babbitt
Naples
Florida
Josette
St Negli
Wakeman
Sri
Ivy B. Barr
Current Best Sellers List
The list features Blue Camellia by Frances Parkinson Keyes The Nun's Story by Kathryn Hulme This HalLOWED Ground by Bruce Catton I Ado About Me by Fred Irving Stone To Match My Mountains by Irving Stone and other titles led by Richard Powell with current popular selections and authors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Powell
Frances Parkinson Keyes
Head
Kathryn Hulme
Bruce Catton
Fred
Irving Stone
Riot Ends as 400 Policemen Break Up Disturbance
In Johannesburg police used four hundred officers to disperse a riot outside a beer hall after about 200 Africans complained of beer quality and queued for refunds. Mob damaged 30 to 40 automobiles and smashed windshields with stones and tankards before authorities restored order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannesburg
South Africa
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