Word: mallison
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Self-Possessed. Two main characters dominate the novel. One is Charles Mallison, a 16-year-old boy who, in the scheme of the book, represents innocence and freshness, the potentiality of Southern white manhood unspoiled by ancient hatreds. Counterposed to Charles is Lucas Beauchamp, an old Negro farmer with some white blood in his veins, who lives in solitary dignity on a patch of land bequeathed by a white ancestor. Lucas Beauchamp is one of the most magnificent and majestic characters in all American fiction. "Solitary, kinless and intractable, apparently not only without friends even in his own race...
...Mallison claims that the behavior of American and English people "in the shops, hotels, restaurants, nightclubs, etc." is very much inferior to that of the Nazis and Fascists, but that leads me to think that Mr. Mallison must be frequenting "Un Monde Special" and that his criticism is therefore somewhat biased...
...arrogant" business men in South America are not spending too much time "in the shops, hotels, restaurants, nightclubs and in all public places," I imagine that you will be deluged with letters in answer to the one written by L. B. Mallison...
...meeting my wife after office hours today and we intend to have dinner in a public restaurant where I presume we will conduct ourselves "a estilo Mallison." After dinner we are going to the beautiful Cine Metro, built and operated by misbehaved Americans, to see the Marx Brothers. After reading Mr. Mallison's letter, I believe that I am the only American in South America that would probably spend such a sane evening...
...doubt Mr. Mallison has learned a lot about South America in one year. I have been down here since 1928 and I am sure that, if Mr. Mallison will come up and see us sometime, he can help us all to improve our Portuguese. Also, if he has Emily Post's book on etiquette, he might bring it along, because I do not believe any American down here has ever heard of it. I am also afraid that Mr. Mallison's letter will prove to be a great shock to the American corporations when they learn about...