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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...forward swains she could be "very fridged indeed''; of one Hooker Hammersly she states: "He is not the man for My Sister by a long short." She must have read even her favorite authors with half an eye: "I have just read Mrs Gasgells life of Charlotte Brontë, & enjoyed it immensely, almost as much as Jane Ayer." But she was often a shrewd observer. Of General Phil Sheridan she notes: "When anyone makes a commonplace remark or says something that does not interest him, he says, 'um, um, yes. yes,' in the most aggravating manner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Poor Little Rich Girl | 5/22/1933 | See Source »

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