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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1902
Page
26
A New York reader laments Kipling’s novel portrayal and argues the work remains a major achievement. suggests the librarian’s broad judgment should extend to admitting its merit despite perceived American bias.
The article debates Edmond Gosse’s claim that only those with special knowledge in letters should critique writers. It argues a broad view of profession, cites Worcester Stormonth and Century Dictionary definitions, and notes writers’ work as affecting readers and inviting critique from many fields. It includes examples from Bacon Browne and other thinkers to show cross professional insight.
A review of Kipling's Christmas story in Collier examines his grasp of American usage. The writer faults repeated misuses like pro position and pieces while praising the tale's vigor and cosmopolitan sensibilities, noting American readers' interest and noting related wartime anachronisms.
An address on public library book selection faces the dilemmas of weeded titles, expurgated classics, and the influx of new fiction. Librarians weigh demand, moral concerns, and time-tested value while balancing reader taste and public expectations.
A reader notes that The Strenuous Life’s annual book number lifts articles from The New York Times Saturday Review of Books without credit. The piece also critiques The London Academy and Literature and laments anonymous letters while denying coverage of a poorly reviewed novel.
The article argues that criticism differs by publication status and that publishers often demand expertise from critics. It notes published criticism rarely affects a writer’s standing or finances, which depend on readers’ opinions. It singles out Mr Gosse’s sensitivity as excessive and somewhat absurd among many in the profession.
Houghton Mifflin prints Prothalmion and Epithalmion by Edmund Spenser in a 419 copy quarto edition with Blashfield illustrations. The plates are destroyed and the poems, celebrated as Elizabethan lyric, honor Spenser's wedding day and the forthcoming marriages of Lady Elizabeth and Lady Catherine Somerset to Mr. Gilford and Mr. Peters.
The late Lucy Barnes Baxter writing as Leader Scott authors a tiny Correggio volume in Hell's Miniature Series of Painters. The companion Burne-Jones by Malcolm Bell is praised for its account of Burne Jones life and works and the plates reproduced in the diminutive volume.
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