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Dates: during 1920-1929
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THEODORE Francis Powys is a highly skilled master of the craft of writing English prose. He inspires even a reviewer to aspire to the gentle knack of turning words askew so that their edges sparkle. In the tradition of the English men-of-letters who find a delicate amusement in...

Author: By R. C., | Title: Modern Fables | 12/20/1929 | See Source »

Themes such as death and the beginning of life give Mr. Powys occasion for no mean bit of modern metaphysics. A few of the titles. "The Withered Leaf and the Green" and "The Corpse and the Flea" suggest very much John Donne. At the same time this present-day Aesop...

Author: By R. C., | Title: Modern Fables | 12/20/1929 | See Source »

The operating results of firms reporting to the bureau for both 1927 and 1928 in the lumber, lumber and mason material, and mason material groups indicated that in all but the latter division gross margin was greater in 1928 than in the preceeding year. In all three groups total expense...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: OPERATING POLICIES OF BUILDERS ARE STUDIED IN RESEARCH PROGRAM | 12/20/1929 | See Source »

It is evident that the policy that makes such conferences possible through invitations to all the parties concerned performs a necessary service toward the smooth functioning of athletics in this area. Harvard is in peculiarly advantageous position for performing such a service because of its larger equipment and its long...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: RAPPROCHEMENT | 12/20/1929 | See Source »

IN this short volume Harrison S. Morris weaves around his reminiscences of Walt Whitman a rough outline of the poet's life and a valuation of his work. It is the sort of semi-personal biographical essay that has been written so often before, and which is important, if at...

Author: By R. N. C. jr., | Title: Reminiscences of Walt Whitman | 12/20/1929 | See Source »

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