Word: standers
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...author, not the reader, has failed. To blame that failure upon the critic Instead of the author is a classic maneuver, and, of course, is in some cases justified. But not, I believe, in this instance. In a conflict between critic and author, a good thing for the by-stander to do is consult an impartial authority on the subject--and in this case most of those questioned agree with the reviewer. But the best thing to do in such a case, is for the reader to consult the story itself. I invite all those stirred by the controversy...