Review of Charles Lounsbury on English Usage
A critical examination of Lounsbury's nine essays on English usage. The author argues the book champions liberal use and defends pedantry alike, but fails to provide practical guidance for choosing between competing expressions. The piece contrasts respect for great writers with language as evolving practice.
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Memoirs of the Comtesse de Boigne Stir Controversy
Paris confirms the final volume of the Comtesse de Boigne memoirs, memoirs that trigger debates over truth and scandal. The article praises and critiques her portraits of Louis Philippe era figures, including Louis Philippe and Chateaubriand, and highlights cholera observations and social reactions in 1832 Paris.
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Gentlemen Errant and the wanderers of Europe
A survey of Mrs. Henry Cust editing Gentlemen Errant tracking four 15th to 16th century travelers and their quests for wives wealth politics and war. It notes Macmillan and Maclehose editions of Fynes Moryson Itinerary praising precepts for travellers and early edition collecting by Gladstone quotes. It ends with book releases on fishing folklore and anthropology.
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Books of the Week Whistler to South America Emancipation
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