Word: exoticisms
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Twenty-eight Tongues. Developed for the Army by the non-profit Linguistic Society of America, the records (and accompanying texts) are distributed by Book Publishers Henry Holt & Co. A set costs $50, whether French or Hindustani; mass sales of the Big Four (Spanish, French, German, Russian) make up losses on...
A World Receded. In the 23 years since his death, as Editor Zabel says, "the world in which his tales are set has receded to historic distance and become, with its standards of honor and fidelity, a dimming memory in men's minds. . . ." Marxian critics have found him "exotic...
The new method, the Department thinks, may revolutionize the bee business. At present the genetic lines of even the purest strains are apt to be crisscrossed with untraceable parent drones. When questionable strains are removed (by the $95 method), many new types can be bred. There will be long-tongued...
"Even the physical characteristics of his face, his Peruvian or Malayan skin, his large black eyes narrowed by intense concentration and as if drinking in the light, his thick and shiny hair, his stubborn forehead, his tightly shut lips conveying an expression of cruelty ... in fact, his whole being suggested...
Floating Hotel. When conversation palled, there was the ship herself to explore-a floating Grand Hotel. For the sun baskers and the eight-times-around-the-deck strollers, there were three acres of deck space. A walk around the Queen's promenade deck added up close to a quarter...