Ghosts and Religion in 1920s North Carolina Books
The excerpt covers Nancy Roberts new ghost collection AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO GHOSTS M MYSTERIOUS OCCURRENCES IN THE OLD NORTH STATE noting Lydia the Jamestown ghost from 1924 near an underpass. It also reviews Lin Yutang FROM PAGAN TO CHRISTIAN describing a spiritual turn after The Importance of Living with quotes from Dr. Lin about humanity needing a power beyond itself.
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Jamestown
Nancy Roberts
Old North State
Heritage House
Mrs. Roberts
Burke Hardison
Raleigh
High Point
Southern Railway
Hardison
Lydia
Lin Yutang
Dr. Lin
Robert Marks
Nabokov Duo Beheading and Behalf of Sebastian
Review notes the Nabokov relatives and the Beheading story translation by Sebastian son. It sketches a tangled narrative about Sebastian, echoes of Nabokov, and a prison cell tale where Cincinnatus C. faces execution for gnostical turpitude. The piece hints at identity questions and literary motifs linking author and characters.
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Sebastian
Russia
England
France
Nabokov
Mr. Kegan
Sebastian Steinian
Cincinnatus C
Ee Ae
Rodrig
Rodion
Lolita
Leacock Biography by Ralph L. Curry in Canadian Humor For America
Ralph L. Curry profiles Stephen Leacock in Canadian Humor For America. The book, published by Doubleday, discusses Leacock’s humor and economics, his education at Upper Canada College and McGill, and his influence on American writers while noting his limited later audience. It notes his death at 74 after his wife’s passing and assesses his legacy as a durable humorist and economist.
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Stephen Leacock
Ralph L. Curry
Doubleday
Leacock
New York City
Curry
Gertrude
Lord Ronald
Upper Canada College
University of Toronto
University of Chicago
McGill
Unesco
Canada
Mark Twain
Robert Benchley
Kentucky
Ontario
War View They Were There Civil War in Action by Stern
Philip Van Doren Stern presents a documentary study of Civil War combat artists whose wood engravings illustrated Leslie'sWeeklies and later books. The volume highlights artists like Winslow Homer and others, showing action, camp life, and the war’s harsh realities through drawings rather than photographs.
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Philip van Doren Stern
Crown
Matthew Brady
Alexander Gardner Tion
Brady
Leslie
Edwin Forbes
William Forrest Dawson
Fletcher Pratt
Stern
Winslow Homer
The Private Life of Mr Pepys reviewed
A breezy abstract of Samuel Pepys diary life by John Harold Wilson. The review highlights vivid episodes of Pepys lovers and lovers names, noting the diary’s shift from smutty to a fuller portrait. It mentions the author’s prior work and Pepys last years in public life.
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MR. Pepys
John Harold Wilson
Farrar, Straus & Cudahy
Samuel Pepys
Pepys
Times
Professor Wilson
Nell Gwynn
Marys
Bettys
Janes
Joe Wing
Hungry Krishna Fluting a Quaker Hero in India
A Blake-tinged India tale features Peter Arjuna Bruff a Quaker re Hindu hero tasked with killing a giant python while dodging two dangerous women Lilia Acquileia and Indira. Intricate allegory and a wandering plot span romance danger and myth in a controversial first novel by John Berry.
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Krishna Fluting
John Berry
Macmillan
Peter Arjuna Bruff
India
Peter
Lilia Acquileia
Indira
Lilia
Eve
Lilia-Lilith
Himalayas
Town Burning
Book review of Thomas Williams novel Town Burning by Macmillan. John Cotter returns to his hometown amid family conflict and old resentments. Jane’s love shifts to Mike as the tale unfolds through vivid, small life details and sharp observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Williams
Macmillan
John Cotter
Robert Frost
Jane
Paris
Mike
John
Notable Books on the 1960s Reading List
A catalog of works including fiction and nonfiction by Drury Uris Lederer Burdick Caldwell Lawrence Packard Gold Jarvis Strunk White Thurber The Status Seekers and others. The list spans political novels social criticism and classic prose highlighting popular and influential titles.
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Drury
Exodus
Uris
Lederer & Burdick
Caldwell
Lady Chatterley
Lawrence
Packard
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New Directions
America
Bob Price
Easy St
Ieee Sa
Ings & Loan
N. Main St
Musie
Jarvis
Strunk & White
Ross
Thurber
Straughan's Booksellers
High Point, N. C
Lustre Sheen Service
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