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Word: dullish (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1927-1927
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...their self-respect. Yet just before the climax, tragedy impends. In another story, the mother of a grown dolt launches him on a literary career by publishing her own work under his name. The son's character does not change, but the mother is much happier. Again: A dullish Mr. Mellish, given to heroine-worship, is taught his wife's heroism. An over-intense beauty kills two husbands with her love and ambition for them. . . . The normal living pitch implied by Miss Ertz reminds one of Bertrand Russell's "good life." But just to show what...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Bedtime Stories | 3/14/1927 | See Source »

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