Tolstoy in the Tolstoy Problem clarified by reader
KE. R. Smothers of Evanston, writing July 1, defends Tolstoy against a New York Times Saturday Review of Books critique. He argues the piece misrepresents Tolstoy on happiness art science and religion and urges clearer terms and fair scrutiny of Tolstoy’s views in What Is Art.
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New York Times Saturday Review of Books
NEW York Times
Saturday Review OF Books
Tolstoy
Stevenson
Thoreau
Chateaubriand
Yasnaya Paliana
KE. R. Smothers
Evanston, DL
Esperanto and Latin clash in progressive letter debate
Myles Murphy of Weehawken N J denounces Mr Avellanus for condemning Esperantism arguing Esperanto serves as a practical universal tongue not a replacement for Latin scholars. He says Esperanto’s simplicity suits commercial use and can be learned in weeks while Latin demands years of study.
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New York Times
Avellanus
Mr. Avellanus
Rome
Gabriel
Myles Murphy
Weehawken, N. J
Esperanto as a universal helper language opposed to national tongues
A reader quotes Arcadius Avellanus defending Esperanto as a "helping language" for commerce science and literature. The piece argues Esperanto is not a world language to replace mother tongues, reduces national distrust, and posits it as a neutral lingua franca bridging nations.
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New York Times
Arcadius Avellanus
Esperanto as a universal easy language gains support
William A. Lewis of New York writes that thousands of scholars from professors to doctors study Esperanto and back its claims. He says it is not Volapik but easy for children and rich enough for literature while noting vocabulary limits but promising technical terms and adaptability.
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Tolstoy
God
Christ
Arcadius Avellanus
William A. Lewis
New York
Simplified Spellers and Esperantists Clash in Letter
Frank H. Rathbun from New York cites a New York Times Saturday Review letter by Arcadius Avellanus rebuking Esperanto as barbarous and argues for simplified spelling. He questions Latin letter substitutions and compares language reform to dropping letters in words like doubt Auturon column and solemn.
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Tolstoi
Arcadius Avellanus
New York Times Saturday Review of Books
New York Times Saturday Review
Italy
France
Spain
Frank H. Rathbun
New York
Who Is Paul Burton
A letter signed Paul Burton addressed to The New York Times Saturday In Review of Books asks the editor to forward the writer’s address to the office. The communication requests continued contact and confirms reader engagement with the section.
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Paul Burton
The
New York Times
Saturday IN Review OF Books
Victorian Chancellors and Other Works in Review
Books received include The Victorian Chancellors by J B Atlay from Little, Brown. Also The Works of James Buchanan Vol III edited by John Bassett Moore from J B Lippincott. The Roman Empire by H Stuart Jones from Putnam's. Beyond the Natural Order by Nolan Rice Best from Fleming H Revell, 75 cents.
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J.B. Atlay
Boston
Little, Brown & Co
James Buchanan
John Bassett Moore
Svc
Philadelphia
J. B. Lippincott & Co
PR. C
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H. Stuart Jones
New York
G. P. Putnam's Sos
Nolan Rice Best
Fleming H. Revell & Co
Old cottages and farmhouses in Sur Rey
Photographed by W Galsworthy Davie for a New York publisher and a selection of travel works. Includes titles such as The Burning of Chelsea by Walter Merriam Pratt and The Paths to Paris by Frank Rutter with multiple 12mo and 8vo editions from New York and London publishers.
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Surrey
W. Galsworthy Davie
New York
William Helburn
Chelsea
Walter Merriam Pratt
Boston
Sampson Publishing Company
Paris
Frank Rutter
John Lane Company
Mice Haneous
Samuel R
Artman
Indianapolis
Levey Brothers & Co
Handbook OF Learned Societies
Washingtom
Carnegie Institution
Henry Dryan Binns
London
A. @ Fifield
Heliogabalus
Orma Fitch Butler
Macmillan Company
Otto Ernst
James T. Hatfield
Books in Demand at New York Public Library Week Ended July 7
The circulating department lists top titles by genre. Adult fiction features Beach's The Barrier Churchill's Mr Crewe's Career and McCutcheon s Husbands of Edith. Juvenile fiction highlights Barbour s Spirit of the School Ford's Third Alarm and Grimm s Fairy Tales. Non fiction includes Ibsen s Plays Kennedy s Servant in the House and Hall s Adolescence.
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New York Public Library
Churchill
Mr. Crewe
McCutcheon
Edith
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