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...Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings published a novel about a boy and his pet, a doomed young fawn. It won the Pulitzer Prize and passed into many editions. The most valuable remains the version decorated with paintings by N.C. Wyeth (1882-1945), the great illustrator of Robin Hood and Treasure Island. Now, as a Reissued Classic, The Yearling (Scribners; $19.95) is again available. Once more the tragic but redeeming life of the Florida backcountry is illuminated by a giant of the genre...
Similarly, Katherine Robin as the Narrator has a solid voice and a solid stage prescence, but always seems to be leaning just a little to far forward. She is also burdened with the more syrupy lyrics, which she manages to make bearable. Strictly minor annoyances, but annoyances none the less...
Vigna--seeded ninth in the field of 16 contestants--began her quest for the singles crown by upsetting the number one seed, Princeton's Emily Schuette, in the opening round. She then rolled past teammate Robin Boss and William & Mary's Juliet Kaczmarek (seeded third) before edging last year's top seed, Meghan McMahon of Yale, in the finals...
...Crimson doubles team of Berkman and Robin Boss suffered its first loss of the year, falling to the Princeton pair in the semifinals...
Irving achieved national popularity in 1978 with "The World According to Garp," his first bestseller which became a blockbuster movie starring Robin Williams. His next novel, "The Hotel New Hampshire" also sold millions and made it to the silver screen...