Word: generale
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Treasure Room of Widener Library there is a specially interesting exhibition of some of the early editions of "La Historia General de las Indias," by Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo y Valdes...
...General y Natural Historia de las Indias" was first published at Toledo in 1526 in the form of a summary entitled "La Natural Hystoria de las Indias." The first copy of the "Historia General de las Indias" was published in 1535 at Seville. Written in a diffuse style, it embodies a mass of curious information collected at first hand. This book, on exhibition now, ends with an epistle addressed, "Al reverendissimo e illustrissimo senor el cardenal de Espana don fray Garcia Fofre de Loaysa," and it is signed by the author...
Although his exact topic has not yet been announced, Mr. Benet will probably discuss modern literature in general...
...said at once that college athletes are often known to be good scholars. Many of them deplore the disproportionate attention given to sport, And not a few of them would put the blame for this not upon their fellows in college, but upon the insistent alumni and upon the general public going in vast multitudes to watch what are thought of as our young barbarians all at play. --N. Y. Times...
Tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock in the Living Room of the Union, Stephen Vincent Benet, well-known modern author, will address an audience composed of members of the Union. Although his definite topic has not yet been announced his subject will probably cover recent writing in general...