February 1931 Issue, THE BOOKMAN

- Autobiography and the Novel
  Storm Jameson
  , pp. 557-565
- Italo Svevo
  Justin O'Brien
  , pp. 566-571
- Prelude
  Conrad Aiken
  , pp. 572-573
- The Facsimile Text Society
  Robert Shafer
  , pp. 574-580
- The Failure of E.R. Sill
  Newton Arvin
  , pp. 581-589
- The First Californian Authors
  Charles Caldwell Dobie
  , pp. 590-596
- On Not having Read James Branch Cabell
  Harlan Hatcher
  , pp. 597-599
- What is a Fictional Character?
  V.J. McGill
  , pp. 600-606
- Belloc As Biographer
  Sister M. Madeleva
  , pp. 607-612
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  A Portfolio (3 Items) , pp. 613-614
  1. Co-Authorship
    Gertrude Mathews Shelby and Samuel Gaillard Stoney, ...
    , pp. 613-614
  2. "One Doesn't Sell a Picture of Heine"
    George Seibel
    , pp. 615-616
  3. A Sonnet Against Simile
    David Morton
    , p. 617
- Or Shall We Go Anglic?
  Janet Rankin Aiken
  , pp. 618-620
- Elsie Singmaster
  Dayton Kohler
  , pp. 621-626
- The Theatre
  Francis Fergusson
  , pp. 627-630
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  Fiction (9 Reviews) , p. 631
  1. [+]
    Review Imperial Palace, by Arnold Bennett (2 Reviews)
    George Dangerfield
    , p. 631
    1. Imperial Palace by Arnold Bennett
    2. Grand Hotel by Vicki Baum
  2. [+]
    Review Mackerel Sky, by Helen Ashton (Review)
    Fred T. Marsh
    , p. 632
    1. Mackerel Sky by Helen Ashton
  3. [+]
    Review The Ring of the Lowenskolds, by Selma Lagerlof (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    , p. 632
    1. The Ring of the Lowenskolds by Selma Lagerlof
  4. Osbert Sitwell: A Caricature
    Eva Herrmann
    , p. 633
  5. [+]
    Review The Lions' Den, by Janet Ayer Fairbank (Review)
    Nancy Evans
    , p. 634
    1. The Lions' Den by Janet Ayer Fairbank
  6. [+]
    Review Rachel Moon, by Lorna Rea (Review)
    Coley Taylor
    , p. 634
    1. Rachel Moon by Lorna Rea
  7. [+]
    Review Daughters, by Gabriele Reuter (Review)
    Frances Green
    , p. 635
    1. Daughters by Gabriele Reuter
  8. [+]
    Review Eva, by Jacques Chardonne (Review)
    Justin O'Brien
    , p. 635
    1. Eva by Jacques Chardonne
  9. [+]
    Review Back Street, by Fannie Hurst (Review)
    Frederick Dupee
    , p. 636
    1. Back Street by Fannie Hurst
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  Biography (12 Reviews) , p. 637
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    Review H.G. Wells, by Geoffrey West (Review)
    Alan Reynolds Thompson
    , p. 637
    1. H.G. Wells by Geoffrey West
  2. [+]
    Review Undiplomatic Memories, by William Franklin Sands (Review) , p. 638
    1. Undiplomatic Memories by William Franklin Sands
  3. [+]
    Review Nelson W. Aldrich: A Leader in American Politi... (Review)
    Foster Rhea Dulles
    , p. 638
    1. Nelson W. Aldrich: A Leader in American Politics by Nathaniel Wright Stephenson
  4. [+]
    Review Luther and the Reformation in the Light of Mod... (Review) , p. 639
    1. Luther and the Reformation in the Light of Modern Research by Heinrich Boehmer
  5. [+]
    2 Reviews A Sketch of My Life, by Thomas Mann (2 Reviews)
    Gerald Sykes
    , pp. 639-640
    1. A Sketch of My Life by Thomas Mann
    2. Mario and the Magician by Thomas Mann
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    2 Reviews The Early Life and Letters of Cavour, 1810-184... (2 Reviews)
    Armand Burke
    , p. 641
    1. The Early Life and Letters of Cavour, 1810-1848 by Arthur J. Beresford Whyte
    2. The Political Life and Letters of Cavour, 1848-1861 by A.J. Whyte and Cavour
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    Review I Remember, by Opie Read (Review) , p. 642
    1. I Remember by Opie Read
  8. [+]
    Review One Man's Gold, by Florence Morrow Christman a... (Review) , p. 643
    1. One Man's Gold by Florence Morrow Christman and Enos Christman
  9. [+]
    Review Lucy Stone, by Alice Stone Blackwell (Review) , p. 643
    1. Lucy Stone by Alice Stone Blackwell
  10. [+]
    Review John Elliott: The Story of an Artist, by Maud ... (Review)
    Margaret Wallace
    , p. 643
    1. John Elliott: The Story of an Artist by Maud Howe Elliott
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    Review The Age of Hate, by George Fort Milton (Review) , p. 644
    1. The Age of Hate by George Fort Milton
  12. [+]
    Review Thomas B. Reed: Parliamentarian, by William Al... (Review)
    Don C. Seitz
    , p. 645
    1. Thomas B. Reed: Parliamentarian by William Alexander Robinson
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  Poetry (5 Reviews) , p. 646
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    Review The Uncelestial City, by Humbert Wolfe (Review) , p. 646
    1. The Uncelestial City by Humbert Wolfe
  2. [+]
    Review The Gates of the Compass, by Robert Hillyer (Review)
    Odell Shepard
    , p. 647
    1. The Gates of the Compass by Robert Hillyer
  3. [+]
    Review Hidden Flame, by Bunichi Kagawa (Review)
    Janet Lewis
    , p. 648
    1. Hidden Flame by Bunichi Kagawa
  4. [+]
    Review Chelsea Rooming House, by Horace Gregory (Review)
    Eugene Armfield
    , p. 648
    1. Chelsea Rooming House by Horace Gregory
  5. [+]
    Review King's Daughter, by V. Sackville-West (Review)
    George Dangerfield
    , p. 649
    1. King's Daughter by V. Sackville-West
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  Essays and Criticism (4 Reviews) , pp. 650-651
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    Review The New American Literature, 1890-1930, by Fre... (Review) , pp. 650-651
    1. The New American Literature, 1890-1930 by Fred Lewis Pattee
  2. [+]
    Review The Beginnings of Critical Realism in America,... (Review)
    Harry Hayden Clark
    , pp. 652-653
    1. The Beginnings of Critical Realism in America, 1860-1920 by Vernon Louis Parrington
  3. [+]
    Review The Approach to Shakespeare, by J.W. Mackail (Review)
    Justin O'Brien
    , p. 654
    1. The Approach to Shakespeare by J.W. Mackail
  4. [+]
    Review The Decline of Merry England, by Storm Jameson (Review)
    Frederick Dupee
    , p. 655
    1. The Decline of Merry England by Storm Jameson
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  A Varied Shelf (11 Reviews) , p. 656
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    Review Rational Evolution, by Robert Briffault (Review)
    Alan Burton Clarke
    , p. 656
    1. Rational Evolution by Robert Briffault
  2. [+]
    Review The Russian Experiment, by Arthur Feiler (Review)
    Foster Rhea Dulles
    , p. 657
    1. The Russian Experiment by Arthur Feiler
  3. [+]
    Review The Polish Heritage of Joseph Conrad, by Gusta... (Review)
    Alan Reynolds Thompson
    , pp. 657-658
    1. The Polish Heritage of Joseph Conrad by Gustav Morf
  4. [+]
    Review Egil's Saga, by E.R. Eddison (Review)
    Frederick Dupee
    , p. 659
    1. Egil's Saga by E.R. Eddison
  5. [+]
    Review The Second Twenty Years at Hull-House, by Jane... (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    , p. 659
    1. The Second Twenty Years at Hull-House by Jane Addams
  6. [+]
    Review Little America, by Richard E. Byrd (Review)
    Paul Allen
    , p. 660
    1. Little America by Richard E. Byrd
  7. [+]
    Review The Reward of Patriotism, by Lucy Shelton Stewart (Review)
    Don C. Seitz
    , p. 660
    1. The Reward of Patriotism by Lucy Shelton Stewart
  8. [+]
    Review Life in College, by Christian F. Gauss (Review)
    John Kimball Snyder
    , p. 661
    1. Life in College by Christian F. Gauss
  9. [+]
    Review War Letters of Fallen Englishmen, by Laurence ... (Review)
    Margaret Wallace
    , p. 662
    1. War Letters of Fallen Englishmen by Laurence Housman
  10. [+]
    Review Hebrew Reborn, by Shalom Spiegel (Review)
    Florence Kiper Frank
    , p. 662
    1. Hebrew Reborn by Shalom Spiegel
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    Review On the Minor Prophecies of William Blake, by E... (Review)
    Alan Porter
    , pp. 663-664
    1. On the Minor Prophecies of William Blake by Emily S. Hamblen
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  Fledgling Fiction (7 Reviews)
  Guy Holt
  , pp. 665-667
  First Novels---1931 Model
  1. No Goodness in the Worm by Gay Taylor
  2. Unweave a Rainbow by Edgar Johnson
  3. The Death of Christopher by John Sommerfield
  4. Lumber by Louis Colman
  5. The Crochet Woman by Ruth Manning-Sanders
  6. Lisa by Edith Young
  7. Poor Faun by Charlotte Arthur
- The Bookman's Monthly Score, p. 668
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