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The Spectator in Joliet, Illinois

08 Mar 1929

Page 9

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The Spectator

Location

Joliet, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1929

Page

9

Keable and Deeping Offer Two Novels Reassessing Careers

Book reviews praise Robert Keable and Warwick Deeping for improving on earlier works. Keable's The Numerous Treasure follows Montague Smith in Tunisia with a cautious journey back to England, emphasizing English school life and colonial travel hardships. Deeping’s Kitty is deemed entertaining though not stellar, and the critic notes his consistency and growing craft alongside Galsworthy comparisons.

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Robert Keable Warwick Deeping Keable Simon Peter Deeping Sorrell and Son Kitty Sorell Galsworthy Ireland Tunisia Africa Tunis Montague-Smith Monty Mlle Thais Cook Mohammed England
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Old Pybus by Warwick Deeping shows a family of Pybus

A concise review notes Deeping’s return to form with Old Pybus after Doomsday and Kitty. The novel centers on John Pybus and his grandsons Conrad Probyn and Lance Pybus, their evolving bond, a hotel setting, and a voyage from misunderstanding to resolution.

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Warwick Deeping Sorrell and Son Pybus Deeping Sorrell Conrad Probyn Old John Pybus Boots Old John Lance Pybus Old Pybus
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Tea Infusion and Spoiled Plot in English Novel Review

A critical look at a recent English novel highlights two love stories tied to Lance and Uncle Conrad, with a third involving Pybus. The reviewer suggests the unnecessary death of a key character and laments excessive tea scenes that overwhelm narrative pace and reader engagement.

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Uncle Conrad Young Lance
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By Merton S. Heiss By Robert Keable G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York Peggy By Warwick Deeping Alfred A. Knopf Mse Yslm Wimsett Joliet Finance & Thrift CO Rialto Square Joliet and Vicinity Will County National Bank John L. Carlson Chas. E. Wilson Frank I. Weishaar J. Albert Ohlhaver George J. Clare Arthur Montzheimer J. Albert Folk Geo. F. Hacker Clayton S. Farrell
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