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Personal Affection. Despite his flippancies and irrelevancies, Iddon usually tries to be kind to the U.S. in his own way, often shows a sharp editorial insight. He has cautioned Britons against being shaken by the Anglophobia of such "choleric" isolationist newspapers as the Hearst press, Bertie McCormick's Chicago...
After saying that he regards "with equal respect--if not affection--those who worship Reason, Christ, Jehovah, a Mammon," the author of the letter goes on to make the statement, "the churches surround the Square, along with the movies and bars, for those who need to escape," The degree of...
The recent proposal that a University Chaplain be established comes as a shock to one who has always taken great pride in Harvard's role in leading the nation away from that sort of palliative. The deplorable signs visible on the MTA cars, "Take Your Problems to Church This Week...
Back to Dinner Jackets. Michener writes with genuine affection for the island natives and their simple, relaxed culture. But he warns paradise-hunters and dreamy would-be beachcombers that the cost of heaven-on-earth comes high. Said a Tahiti businessman: "We want the rich tourists, not cheapies who have...
Each Man's Son has both poignancy and the special flavor of its setting. MacLennan knows his island intimately, and writes about it with affection.