Word: reader
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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September to June Impressions of a Professional Reader...
...light rays. Murder, royal jewels, ghosts, all find their place in the volume; some of the stories are exceedingly droll, one is gripping, several are mediocre and one or two are asinine. On the whole, however, the stories are braced up by the ingenious manner in which the reader becomes interested in the teller of the stories--Gibson himself--rather than in the stories, and it is really to follow him through, to see why he tells these absurd lies and to find out what becomes of him that the book is read to the end; as individual stories they...
...power of description which marks all the pieces. He does not attempt to give "an account of the country" either physically, or socially, or statistico-economically, or politically, or from any of the other points of view of a gazetteer. Yet, once done with Viscount Bryce's articles, the reader has a perfectly definite idea of the peoples, of their languages and literatures, of their industries and habits of life, and of the countries in which they live. If the author discusses the geological formation of a certain mountain range or the flora of a valley, he uses scientific terms...
...keep up appearances pretty well, on the whole. There is much interesting information on the growth and development of New York City and its water-system?a highly melodramatic plot to sugar-coat the pill?and, as usual with Mr. Hughes, the pace of the narrative carries the reader along. The Great American Novel still remains un-written?but Within These Walls will undoubtedly make a lavish and spectacular film...
...Wodehouse ?Doran ($2.00). An amusing piece of literary confectionery, constructed with Mr. Wodehouse's usual deftness but not quite so funny as some of his other comfits. Nevertheless, Mostly Sally should gently tickle away an hour or so of mild but genuine entertainment for almost any variety of reader...