Together a Novel on Modern Marriage and Its Discontents
The review critiques a work describing marital strain in modern life. It follows Isabelle’s arc from infidelity toward recovery under a Dr Renault’s care, then depicts several couples whose uneasy unions end in various reconciliations. The essay argues the characters feel hollow and preach a polemical view of American women and marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabelle
Renault
Washington
Percy
Conny Woodyard
Donny
Margaret
Larry Pole
Bessie
Rob Falkner
Larry
Rob
Mr. Herrick
Herrick
Julie's Diary A Tender Danish Love Tale Reviewed
A Boston translation from Danish tells of a young girl’s year filled with tenderness romance and tragedy. The diary records happiness and pain with a fairy tale tone praising the author’s art and the translation retaining much of its charm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julie
Boston
John W. Luce & Co
March
Hell
Tennyson in Select Pieces review by MacMechan
A critical look at Archibald MacMechan’s selection of Tennyson poems. The reviewer notes omissions such as Locksley Hall and The Two Voices, questions the value of a selected edition for Tennyson, and contrasts the editor’s work with Payne’s Swinburne selection while praising the editor’s introduction and notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Morton Payne
Swinburne
Tennyson
MacMechan
Claribel
Locksley’ Hall
Palgrave
Alfred Tennyson
Archibefi
Dalhousie College
Halifax
Boston
London
Db. C. Heath & Co
Charl
Kipling
Cambridge
Mustard
Sir Richard Escombe a Good Novel of Adventure
A Harper's release praised as a lively adventure tale set in the era of the second George. Dick and Kitty navigate peril around a wicked Monks of St Francis club in a ruined abbey with peril, romance, and daring escapes amid aristocratic plots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Pemberton
Sir Richard Escombe
Harper & Brothers
George
London
Kitty
St. Francis
Richard
The King’s Customs and Maritime Revenue History
A historical note on England’s customs and the long reach of duties from medieval kings to modern government. It cites Henry Atton and Henry Hurst Holland for an account of maritime revenue across England, Scotland, and Ireland with a preface by F S Parry.
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British Isles
England
Customs Board
Edward II
Edward
Boston
Calais
Ipswich
Richard A
James L
Charles I
East India Company
Thwaites
London
Chaucer
Congreve
Adam Smith
King's Customs
Scotland
Ireland
Henry Atton
Henry Hurst Holland
Parry, Gc BE
Board of Customs
Iime, Cloth
Heo
New York
E. P. Dutton & Co
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