Corydon and Phyllis. A Verse Reply in Times Review
A short verse dialogue from the New York Times Saturday Review of Books dated January 18, referenced by Frederick H. Meserve. The piece riffs on Corydon and Phyllis with playful flirtation and a rose offering leading to a kiss, framed as a light literary exchange.
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New York Times Saturday Review of Books
Corydon
Phyllis
Rose
New York
Frederick H. Meserve
Readers respond to New Zealand circulars on subscriptions
Views of readers show strong interest in a New Zealand circular seeking information and subscriptions. In the United States branches the response is tepid despite notable figures such as Washington Irving among supporters. Jan. 22. BF. L.
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New Zealand
Australia
United States
Washington Irving
New York
Letters on George Borrow and Conan Doyle praise
A reader cites Sir Arthur Conan Doyle praising George Borrow’s style and recalls Greenwood’s defense of Borrow in The St James's Gazette. The writer asks if New York Borrow varians share the view and adds Wild Wales as a personal favorite illustrating a point.
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New York Times Saturday Review of Books
Conan Doyle
Arthur
Borrow
New York
Greenwood
St James's Gazette
Spain
Wales
Wynne Describes Picturesque Romantic Style in Newark
B. D. Wynne from Newark writes on January 22 describing a picturesque vivid and charming style. The note emphasizes aesthetic value and personal taste in the arts.
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B. D. Wynne
Newark
British Courts Powerless in America
Frank H. Vizetelly of New York writes that after a libel suit over Capt. Guy Burrow’s book The Curse of Central Africa a copy was bought and remains in his shelves. He cites misinformation about confiscation reported by F J Duquesne in the New York Times Saturday Review of Books.
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New York Times
Saturday Review of Books
F. J. Duquesne
Guy Burrow
Central Africa
Europe
New York
Frank H. Vizetelly
The Yoke authorship mix up questioned
In a Jan 15 letter Isaac Sternberger flags confusion over The Yoke attribution. He notes Elizabeth Miller wrote The Yoke, published by Bobbs Merrill. Sternberger urges caution about misnaming the work in a New York Times Saturday Review item.
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New York Times Saturday Review of Books
Hubert Wales
Wales
Elizabeth Miller
Bobbs, Merrill & Co
Isaac Sternberger
New York
Dr Walsh Questioned on Conquest of Cancer
A reader from New York questions Dr Walsh about how mindset of surgeon or patient could affect outcomes in cancer surgery. The letter appears in the Jan 22 issue, urging reflection on the limits of surgery’s power.
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Dr. Walsh
New York Times Saturday Review of Books
Walsh
New York
American Ideals Reflected in Hart's The American Nation
Review asserts the typical American as a Western blend of Puritan and cavalier traits plus progress impulse. Notes Lincoln and John Hay among numerous figures. dated Jan. 20, 2 J. OB. LOWRY.
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New York Times Saturday Review of Books
Hart
Abraham Lincoln
John Hay
J. OB. Lowry
Benson Novel Sheaves Reviews Charm of True Love
A Benson novel Sheaves by Doubleday Page invites readers into a lyric tale of love and art. It centers on Hugh and Edith as artists who overcome years apart to build a life of happiness, with wit and humor threading through their relationship.
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Els
Doubleday, Page & Co
Percy
Edith
Agnes
London
Hugh
Peggy
Cash and credit clash in a moral tale
A reflective piece argues time and happiness cannot be bought with bargains of cash and credit. It emphasizes a higher, otherworldly plane where true value lies beyond material wealth, hinting that the story reveals this truth more clearly than others. It ends with a paradoxical toast to cash over credit.
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Mar
Car and Camera in Italy by Dan Tentons Platt review
The book follows a four score city tour across Italy begun in Turin and ending near Paestum, showing art centers, village churches, and countryside through a motor pilgrimage. Platt’s simple prose offers measured art criticism, temperate judgments, and plentiful camera illustrations that enhance the travelogue.
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Dan Tentons
Platt
Italy
Turin
Mount Denis
Udine
Paestum
Sienese
Carter
Europe
Pratt
Raphael
Mr. Platt
Old Friends and Art Pictures in Travel Book
The volume mixes landscapes and portraits with lesser known paintings. It targets art lovers and seasoned travelers offering valuable suggestions. It also serves the automobilist with practical routes and lodging tips along the way.
A Familiar Theme Broken Off
Mrs Baslie Reynolds crafts a social satire tale where a rich farmer’s son named Strong seeks love with Osmunda Eldersmain. The novel follows upper ten society, bold relatives, and a landslide ending that cures a reforming brother’s wild ways in the Wild West.
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Strong
Lora Eldersmain
Osmunda
Egbert
Canada
West
A Williamson Story He Towers and Maxinfe
The Williamson collaboration The Story of He Towers and Maxinthe is praised as their best work. Characters are well drawn and the opening features a despicable yet pitiful woman who stirs mischief. The tale is described as clean and wholesome with strong action and momentum.
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HE Towers
Maxinfe
N. and
A. M. Williamson
Frank T. Merrill
New York
the Empire Book Company
Williamsons
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