The Twentieth Century American by H Perry Robinson
A British observer living in the United States reviews Robinson's The Twentieth Century American, praising its conversational tone and balanced view while noting gaps. It compares English and American humor, art, and journalism, urging Anglo American cultural exchange and highlighting strengths in American magazines.
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Robinson
Mr. Robinson
United States
England
America
Forty-fourth
Essex
Gibraltar
New Orleans
West Point
United States Army
H. Perry Robinson
New York
London
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Great Britain
Richardson
Sall
Rookwood Pottery
Tiffany and
la Farge
Captain Spink and Other Sea Comedies Review
Morley Roberts collects seven yarns in Captain Spink and Other Sea Comedies. Six tales center on skippers and one on a German Prince. plots are slight, but dialogue shows odd whimsicality, making the book reasonably entertaining despite lacking salty sea air.
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On the Ocean
Morley Roberts
Captain” Spink
Philadelphia
J. B. Lippincott Company
Hugo’s Fall From Grace Revealed in Memoir Critique
Edward Biré’s Souvenirs, praised in Paris, portrays Victor Hugo as a brilliant yet inconsistent figure whose shifting political stances and pretense of antiquated lineage are exposed through detailed anecdotes. Biré questions Hugo’s claimed republican fidelity and cites dates and letters to challenge his self-portrait. The book also touches on Rachel and her sisters, but Hugo remains the article’s focal point.
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Edward Bire
Paris
Academy
M. Biré
Victor Hugo
Hugo
Socrates
Alcibiades
M. Dupin
Rachel
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