Word: life
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...objection to this book is its title,- "Harvard Episedes." A book with this title is sure to be taken by the outside public as more or less representive of Harvard life. As a matter of fact, it is representative of only "a very little corner" thereof, and represents this corner in a far from attractive light. With the exception of Haydock, all the characters are unmanly, snobbish, morbid or unhappy. That such characters exist in every college class is of course undeniable, but they are, after all, not typical of this University or, let us hope, of any other...
...indeed admitted in the dedication that the book can lay no claim to being representative of Harvard, but this inconspicuous statement will be overlooked or soon forgotten by the average reader, and a distorted picture of life here will thus be circulated. If such a thing were possible, it would do no harm to confine the circulation of "Harvard Episodes" to Harvard undergraduates...
...exceedingly clever. A distinct power of analysis and observation appears in every story, clear vision combining with fearless statement to produce conviction in the reader's mind. We are indebted to the author for the best written book of fiction that has yet appeared on the subject of Harvard life, although narrow in its treatment...
...second of Mr. Copeland's series of lectures on Johnson was delivered yesterday afternoon in Sever 11, before a large audience. Mr. Copeland spoke on Boswell's Life of Johnson. In the long line of literature, Swift, Johnson and Carlyle stand out pre-eminently for their personalities; and Johnson's place in this list is due chiefly to the very excellent picture Boswell has given of him. Macaulay never admired Boswell, claiming that he was simply a good reporter, but he was far more more than that, and his life of Johnson is surely the best biography ever written...
...only two less than the number at the Freshman preliminary trial, although the latter club has over twice the number of members. On the average, the speaking was good. The men showed a careful preparation on the main points but there was very little rebuttal and not enough life was thrown into the speaking. The speakers showed little tendency to cover too much ground...