Readers debate national hymn and word meaning
A letter from A D Abbott of Westchester argues against adopting Julia Ward Howe’s hymn as a national anthem, saying the words convey little meaning and do not reflect battle purpose. The piece cites critics’ views on “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” and includes reader responses and notes on the Star Spangled Banner.
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Roosevelt
Julia Ward Howe
Uncle Remus
New York Times Saturday Review of Books
Mesopotamia
America
Kipling
Evening Post
É&C
B. Frank Carpenter
New York
Christ
A. D. Abbott
Westchester
New York City
Esperanto debate on inflection charm and practicality
In letters to the Book Review and essays from New York correspondents, the Esperanto question centers on inflection, learnability, and suitability as a universal language. Authors compare Esperanto to Latin and Romance tongues, cite growth in international use, and argue for Esperanto as a practical business and scientific lingua franca.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times Saturday Review of Books
Husband
Review
Zamenhof
Jespersen
Rathbun
Cox
Leskien
Frank H. Rathbun
New York
Book Review
Family of Nations
Red Cross Society
Dresden
United Societies of Christian Endeavor
Good Templars
International Organization of Police and Detectives
Europe
Geneva
London
Fice
Swedenborgians
International Congress of
European Socialists
William A. Lewis
Arcadius Avellanus
Macrobius
Columbella
Francois Gouin
A. A
Tolstoy
Hamiet
Prince of
Denmark
W. P. Bondright
Reminiscence on Uncle Remus Tar Baby and Harris
Grace MacGowan Cooke recalls her youth writing a Tar Baby tale inspired by Uncle Remus and Joel Chandler Harris. She describes sending it to a small weekly, facing ridicule, destroying the MS, and later finding welcome reception in the Uncle Remus tradition. Kirksville Missouri August 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joel Chandler Harris
Reimus
Grace Macgowan Cooke
Kirksville
Authors in Vermont misattributed Maine study
The June 13 issue refers to Over Against Green Peak as a Maine rural life study but identifies Southern Vermont as the setting. Five authors summering in Vermont are named including Miss Zephine Humphrey in West Dorset and Dorothy Canfield Fisher in Arlington, with Henry Holt hosting at Burlington.
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Green Peak
Maine
Vermont
Dorset
Zephine Humphrey
West Dorset
Burlington
H. M. Clarke
Manchester
Beyond the Blue Grass by George Creswell Gill review
A critique of Beyond the Blue Grass notes the book lacks dramatic thrill and literary polish yet offers solid insight into life in Eastern Kentucky mountain communities. The author features rural Kentuckians in homes workplaces and villages, presenting picturesque if varied characters.
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George Creswell Gill
Blue Grass
Neale Publishing Company
Kentucky
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