Word: novels
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...century, and with modern literature, and described the hero, heroine and general plot which characterized each. In the Victorian period, we knew at the outset of the book that the hero and heroine would be married, and we were satisfied, for that's what we wanted. And when the novel ended with the sweet wedding bells, we were glad we read...
...Walpole then went on to say something of the literary London of prewar days. "Henry James was the one man in London who changed the whole trend of English novel writing" said Mr. Walpole. "Mr. James made people wonder whether the things about which they were writing were worth while...
...novelist is the son of the Bishop of Edinburgh, and was educated at King's College, Canterbury, and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. In 1909, while only 25 he published his first novel, "The Wooden Horse," which met with considerable popularity. Every year since he has produced another book, each of which has been very successful. His latest books are "The Dark Forest," "The Secret City," and the most recent, "Jeremy...
...experiment, Mr. Van Santvoord said yesterday that it was a novel experience, but that aerial coaching was not likely to replace the present system...
Where two colleges are situated so near to each other, there is no sensible reason why they should not compete in athletics. A great amount of the unnecessary expenses incurred by intercollegiate sports is due to the attempt to place distant and novel teams on the schedules. Conservatism in this direction is and ought to be encouraged...