Word: bucks
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Retort to Buck Wilson...
With reference to the remarks made by Mr. George "Buck" Wilson to my letter published in your issue of Aug. 22, I do wish to state that Mr. Wilson has completely misunderstood the meaning of my letter...
SONS-Pearl S. Buck-John...
Readers of Authoress Pearl Syden-stricker Buck's The Good Earth (TIME, March 16, 1931), homely melodrama of a Chinese family, now in its 23rd printing, will look, forward to Sons, which tells them more about the fortunes of the Wang family. As lengthy (467 pages) as her first best seller, Sons is just as pleasantly written, should give the reader the same pleasant feeling of delving deep into Chinese consciousness...
...kills her on the spot. This incident gives him a dislike for women; his other wives are taken merely as good investments. As Wang the Tiger's star rises, the fortunes of Merchant and Landlord Wang, who supply him with cash, rise too. Like a clever serializer, Authoress Buck draws her curtain before the inevitable...