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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Temporarily ensconced at Chipping Lodge is Mrs. Brocken's brother-in-law Simon, the sort of crabbed but basically kindhearted curmudgeon who has been a reliable fixture of English novels for several centuries. Simon is decidedly hostile to modern life: "I look back to 1912 as the highest point of civilization, from which we have been steadily retrogressing ever since." Together with some mildly romantic young folk, Mrs. Brocken and her brother-in-law manage to live in pleasant decorum, with each member of the household sensible enough to mind his own business and respect the others' peculiarities...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: No Fizz | 6/21/1948 | See Source »

...STOP WORRYING AND START LIVING (306 pp.)-Dale Carnegie-Simon & Schuster...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Kick in the Shins | 6/14/1948 | See Source »

ARTHUR B. SIMON New York City...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jun. 7, 1948 | 6/7/1948 | See Source »

Police had first experimented with dried-ice extinguishers, but then called on the fire department, disregarding the suggestion of owner John G. Simon '50 that they toss the seat into the Charles...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Car Blaze Routs Cruising Student | 5/10/1948 | See Source »

...LEGEND OF THE MASTER (176 pp.) -Compiled by Simon Nowell-Smifh-Scribner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: What Henry James Went Through | 5/3/1948 | See Source »

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