Word: diversionism
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* Excerpt from a biographical sketch (by The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography): "She has pronounced athletic tastes, is an accomplished horsewoman, swims and dives as another diversion, plays the harp, and is devoted to animals and birds. She is withal a poet and composer. . . ."
Author Maugham writes with few illusions about himself, about his writing. Says he: "This book is the record of a journey through Burma, the Shan States, Siam, and Indo-China. I am writing it for my own diversion . . . I am a professional writer, and I hope to get from it...
If properly administered, flying clubs can make important contributions toward the advancement of aeronautics by fostering a more extensive knowledge of fundamental principles. It is encouraging to observe that at Harvard the tendency to exploit flying simply as a diversion has been avoided. The aims of an organization of this...
"The American short-story . . . supplies the good citizen with a half hour of pleasant amusement and diversion. The stories are tripe: the editors know it, the authors know it; and, if the public is in ignorance of the fact, I can't see what harm that does. . . .
These historic characters are now impersonated by a notable cast. As Mrs. Malaprop, Mrs. Fiske has a role worthy of her farcial talents, and James T. Powers can exercise all his vocal tricks in the delineation of comical Bob Acres. Among the others: Rollo Peters; Pedro de Cordoba; Margery, daughter...