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August 5, 1939 Issue - 24 Articles- Dream and Poetry
Walter de la Mare
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Human Africa (Review) Raymond Holden
, p. 5 African Majesty, by F. Clement C. Egerton
- African Majesty by F. Clement C. Egerton
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A People's King (Review) Katharine Anthony
, p. 5 Henry, King of France, by Heinrich Mann
- Henry, King of France by Heinrich Mann
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Two Poets in China (Review) T.A. Bisson
, p. 6 Journey to a War, by W.H. Auden and Christopher Isherwood
- Journey to a War by W.H. Auden and Christopher Isherwood
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Science and Its Responsibilities (Review) John Hodgdon Bradley
, p. 6 The Social Function of Science, by J.D. Bernal
- The Social Function of Science by J.D. Bernal
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Doctor's Choice (Review) Evelyn Scott
, p. 7 Days Before Lent, by Hamilton Basso
- Days Before Lent by Hamilton Basso
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Understanding the Eskimos (Review) Marie Ahnighito Peary
, p. 7 My Eskimo Life, by Paul-Emile Victor
- My Eskimo Life by Paul-Emile Victor
- Editorial, p. 8
- Letters to the Editor, p. 9
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Sir Gerald Called In (Review) Humphrey Pakington
, p. 10 Family Album, by Humphrey Pakington
- Family Album by Humphrey Pakington
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Appointment in Shanghai (Review) Richard A. Cordell
, p. 11 Shanghai '37, by Vicki Baum
- Shanghai '37 by Vicki Baum
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Railroad Boy (Review) George R. Stewart
, p. 12 Abel Dayton, by Flannery Lewis
- Abel Dayton by Flannery Lewis
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Oil and Egg (Review) George Stevens
, p. 12 The Painter and the Lady, by William J. Blake
- The Painter and the Lady by William J. Blake
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Hervey Generations (Review) Basil Davenport
, p. 13 The Captain's Wife, by Storm Jameson
- The Captain's Wife by Storm Jameson
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To the Manner Born (Review) John Anderson
, pp. 13-15 Early Stages, by John Gielgud
- Early Stages by John Gielgud
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Inspired Rebellion (Review) Allan Nevins
, p. 16 Whiskey Rebels, by Leland Dewitt Baldwin
- Whiskey Rebels by Leland Dewitt Baldwin
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Home Fronts in the World War (Review) Bernadotte E. Schmitt
, p. 17 The War Behind the War, 1914-1918, by Frank P. Chambers
- The War Behind the War, 1914-1918 by Frank P. Chambers
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How About Some Poetry? (18 Reviews) William Rose Benet
, p. 18 Collected Poems, 1922-1938, by Mark Van Doren
- Collected Poems, 1922-1938 by Mark Van Doren
- Collected Poems by Robert P. Tristram Coffin
- In American by John V.A. Weaver
- Last Parade by Herbert Bruncken
- The Long Night by Herbert Bruncken
- Poems by Eileen Duggan
- Water and Light by Louise Townsend Nicholl
- Birth and Burial by Horatio Colony
- Vermont Valley by Walter R. Hard
- Gauley Mountain by Louise McNeill
- Broken Crescendo, and Other Poems by Anne Hamilton
- Marguerite by Rae S. Neely
- Crags: A Book of Poems by Clifford J. Laube
- The Scene Shifter by Alice Du Pont Ortiz
- The Bread Loaf Anthology of Contemporary American Poetry
- Ladder to the Moon by Burges Johnson
- Iridescent Days by Marion Craig Wentworth
- Pleasure by Douglas Ainslie
- Your Literary I.Q.
Howard Collins
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Egypt and Its People (Review) Ashton Sanborn
, p. 20 The Land of Egypt, by Robin Fedden
- The Land of Egypt by Robin Fedden
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The Criminal Record (4 Reviews) , p. 20 Murder for the Asking, by George Harmon Coxe
- Murder for the Asking by George Harmon Coxe
- Death Cuts the Film by Charles Saxby
- A Well-Born Corpse by Edla Benjamin
- The Fox Prowls by Valentine Williams
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The New Books (3 Reviews) , pp. 21-22 The Way Forward, by Francis Bowes Sayre
- The Way Forward by Francis Bowes Sayre
- Neo-Neutrality by Georg Cohn
- Selected Poems by Sister M. Madeleva
- Double-Crostics No. 280, p. 23
- Trade Winds
P.E.G. Quercus
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