Notable 19th Century Tale Mentioned in Letter Fixtures
The fragment recalls a T S Arthur work from Lippincott era, noting a story in a second part collection titled Arthur's Household Detractions. The piece references a disputed right of way tied to an adjacent property and a deed, with a June ton location implied in the damaged text.
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T. S. Arthur
J. A. Lippincott & Co
Arthur
Bad Boy book review stirs debate on Aldrich tale
William Price of Pottstown and Arthur Thomas Dyson of the Bronx defend The Story of a Bad Boy by Thomas Aldrich as a corrective to prurient reading habits. They praise the hero Tom Kailey for vitality and morality, arguing the work helped shape American youth and contrasting it with older sentimental tales.
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New York
Ife Te Lavideim
Cites Public Library
Aldrich
Bey
Onot
Tom Brown
England
America
Hughes
Trughy
New-England Litterateur
Tieles
Tom Kailey
Arthur Thomas Dyson
The
Bronx
New York Times Saturday Review
Gen. Sherman
Grant
Sherman
Thomas
Howell Cobb
Cheeves
Hagen
Readers praise Saturday Review of Books correspondence
Angeline Scott thanks the paper for readers who answered her query about The House and the Brain sub title. Messages from Minneapolis to Philadelphia show thorough coverage and generous replies. Mrs Lincoln of Du Bois thanks the column for people answering her question about how persimmons helped care for a baby.
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New York Times
Saturday Review of Books
New York Times Saturday Review of Books
Bulwer-Lytton
Minneapolis
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Persimmons
GB. Lincoln. du Bois
Penn
In Oudemon review questions aerial navigation book
D r James Barker of Newark seeks clarity on a recent book about aerial navigation titled In Oudemon by Henry B Drayton. published by Grafton Press New York. L F Hartman New York June 15 1968.
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Ne York Times Saturday Review of Books
Your Supplement
D. R. James Barker
Newark
N. J
Henry 8. Drayton
Grafton Press
New York
L. F. Hartman
Opal Ring on Bassianus in Sat Review Letter
The letter notes the opal on Bassianus’s finger appears dark and bloody in the dark, giving a reddish flame color gleam. The author hints the stone’s glow hints at danger or a signal within the text.
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New York Times Saturday Review of Books
Z. Z
New York Times
Saturday Review of
Bassianus
Review of Howard Payson Arnold's Historic Side-Lights
Ridgway Branch Librarian Bunford Samuel lauds Arnold's Historic Side-Lights for fresh Franklin related facts and substantial evidence supporting the book's conclusions, noting its contribution amid other recent research.
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New York Times
Howard Payson Arnold
Arnold
Franklin
Httle
Bunford Samuel
Ridgway
Philadelphia Library Company
Flower Vases and Floral Arrangements in Harmony
A review of Clarence Moores Weed’s Flower Vases. The author urges specialized vases for different flowers, emphasizes color harmony, and notes practical guidance on arrangement with examples like nasturtiums in clear glass and Japanese jars. He also highlights illustrations and influence from Japanese floral art.
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Clarence Moores Weed
Boston
Heoughton, Mifflin & Co
Weed
A Raving Egotist An Affaire of the Misty City Thrice Told
The essay notes Charles Warren Stoddard’s portrayal of a West Coast poet named Paul a moonstruck egotist who seeks stage and newsroom drudgery. Conversations between Paul and admiring women mark the work as a threefold narrative that critics deem unsympathetic and self indulgent.
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Charles Warren Stoddard
San Francisco
A. M. Robertson
Paul
West
Mr. Stoddard
Erroneous phrasing on charm and appeal to attraction
Fragmentary text discusses attraction and charm, suggesting allure requires a transcendental element and presence either in person or spirit. Readable portion centers on social perception and the need for a charismatic display.
Despotism and Democracy A Washington Society Novel
A review of Despotism and Democracy from McClure, Phillips & Co notes anonymity and a Washington political machine theme. Geoffrey Thorndyke and Boss rivalries drive the plot with a love thread involving Constance Maitland and Crane, plus lively Washington society portraits.
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Washington
New York
McClure, Phillips & Ce
Tlm
Geoffrey Thorndyke
House
Congress
Cardinal Wolsey
Thomas Cromwell
Julian Crane
Circleville
Thorndyke
Constance Maitland
Crane
Annette
Hill-Smith
Eleanor Baldwin
Eleanor
Mince Pie Mulligan
Henley Poem A Song of Speed Published in Scribner Brochure
W E Henley’s acclaimed poem A Song of Speed, first in English World’s Work and Harper’s Weekly, is issued today by Scribner’s Sons with London’s David Nutt. Dedicated to Alfred Harmsworth, the verse reflects Henley’s life with disability and the rise of the motor car, celebrated as a vivid fusion of art and motion.
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Alfred Harmsworth
Mr. Archer
Henley
New Macmillan Books Hit by Round Anvil Rock and More
The Macmillan Company announces this week new titles including Nancy Huston Banks's Round Anvil Rock, Marthe Wolfenstein Idyls of the Gass, a Texas Supplement to Tarr and McMurry Geographies, a new edition of The Nature of the State by Prof. G Worcesterby, An Introduction to Philosophy by Walter Marvin, and Railway Legislation in the United States by Balthasar H Meyer PhD.
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Macmillan Books
Macmillan Company
Anvil Rock
Nancy ‘Huston Banks
Marthe Wolfenstein
Texas
Tarr & McMurry Geographies
gWoroughby
Walter Marvin
United States
Balthasar H. Meyer
Reviews of Harper's Book and Other Works
A Harper’s Book Review lists various novels and non fiction titles. It praises Messiah and Ben Hur style drama in one work and notes The Dowager Countess and the American Girl for its frank social observations. Letters to Ruskin and Mary Gladstone reveal human longing and Hawarden life. Sinful Peck recounts sea life with humorous tragedy and a scientific progress overview explains radio activity and disease study for lay readers.
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L Fan Bell
England
John Ruskin
Mary Gladstone
Ruskin
Hawarden
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