Word: herford
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Frost, Oliver Herford. By the time Edward S. Martin was well enough to resume contributing editorials in 1885, Life had lined up such impressive literary talent as John Kendrick Bangs, James Whitcomb Riley, Brander Matthews...
Died. Oliver Herford, 71, writer, artist, Manhattan wit of the 1890's; after long illness; in Manhattan. Most famed Herford witticism concerned his wife, of whom he said: "Peggy has a whim of iron." Like Whistler, he wore a monocle, liked to squelch bores with such jibes as: "I don't recall your name, but your manners are familiar...
...performance of Miss Herford, who is a sister of the humorist, Oliver Herford, has been arranged by the Divisions of Music and Fine Arts. Tickets at $1.50, $1.00, and $50 may be obtained from Aimee brothers...
...Beatrice Herford, the English monologuist, will give a performance Wednesday evening, March 21, at 8.15 o'clock, in Paine Hall of the Music Building for the benefit of the Cambridge chapter of the MacDowell Colony League. The program will include satires on English and American types such as "An English Train Sketch," and "An American Shop Girl...
Both of these books fall short of making any contribution to the appreciation of the poetry of Wordsworth. Professor Herford is frequently dull, and never says anything that has not been said many times before. The work of Professor Read studies the subject from a new angle, but in the final analysis, his study has magnified one small aspect of Wordswroth's life so far beyond its correct proportion that his conclusions are meaningless. It is not so important to dissect. Wordsworth under the eyes of modern psychology as it is to attempt a tolerant and cogent understanding...