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December 23, 1939 Issue - 25 Articles-
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Walpole's "Dear Old Frenchwoman" (Review) Leonard Bacon
, pp. 3-4 Horace Walpole's Correspondence with Madame du Deffand, by W.S. Lewis, Warren Hunting S...
- Horace Walpole's Correspondence with Madame du Deffand by W.S. Lewis, Warren Hunting Smith, and Horace Walpole, ...
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A Mirror for Americans (Review) John Palmer Gavit
, p. 5 You Americans, by B.P. Adams
- You Americans by B.P. Adams
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The Master of Montauban (Review) Frank J. Mather, Jr.
, p. 5 Ingres, by Walter Pach
- Ingres by Walter Pach
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The Colonial Rank and File (Review) Perry Miller
, p. 6 The Awakening of America, by V.F. Calverton
- The Awakening of America by V.F. Calverton
- On Skis
Sara Kolb Danner
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Almost Perfect States (Review) Crane Brinton
, p. 7 The Story of the Political Philosophers, by George Catlin
- The Story of the Political Philosophers by George Catlin
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Poisons and Their Detection (Review) Mabel S. Ulrich, M.D.
, p. 7 The Poison Trail, by William F. Boos
- The Poison Trail by William F. Boos
- Editorial, p. 8
- Letters to the Editor, p. 9
- Cinderella City
Frank Daniel
, pp. 10-12 Atlanta Sees "Gone with the Wind"
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Canada's Arctic Empire (Review) Marie Ahnighito Peary
, p. 13 North Again for Gold, by Edgar Laytha
- North Again for Gold by Edgar Laytha
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Whiskey and Keelboating (Review) Herbert Pelham Ross
, p. 13 The Delectable Country, by Leland Dewitt Baldwin
- The Delectable Country by Leland Dewitt Baldwin
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A Family in Antlers (Review) Donald Culross Peattie
, p. 14 Bambi's Children, by Felix Salten
- Bambi's Children by Felix Salten
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The Story of an Inner Life (Review) Isabella W. Athey
, pp. 14-15 Jean Clarambaux, by Jean Tousseul
- Jean Clarambaux by Jean Tousseul
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Books in the Middle Ages (Review) Bernhard Knollenberg
, p. 16 The Medieval Library, by James Westfall Thompson
- The Medieval Library by James Westfall Thompson
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Godey Up to Date (Review) Gwen Bristow
, p. 16 Cora Scovil's Lady's Book, by Baird Leonard
- Cora Scovil's Lady's Book by Baird Leonard
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Folkways and Mass Men (Review) Raymond V. Bowers
, p. 17 American Social Problems, by Howard W. Odum
- American Social Problems by Howard W. Odum
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The War to Date (Review) Fletcher Pratt
, p. 18 Handbook of the War, by John C. De Wilde, David H. Popper, and Eunice Clark, ...
- Handbook of the War by John C. De Wilde, David H. Popper, and Eunice Clark, ...
- Reprints and New Editions, p. 18
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The New Books (7 Reviews) , p. 19 American Painting Today, by Forbes Watson
- American Painting Today by Forbes Watson
- Bluejacket by Fred J. Buenzle
- Recollections of a Tule Sailor by John Leale
- Battle Against Time by Heinrich Hauser
- Grandfather Was Queer by Richardson L. Wright
- Folk Songs of Old New England by Eloise Hubbard Linscott
- The New Green Mountain Songster by Helen H. Flanders, Elizabeth F. Ballard, and George Brown, ...
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The Criminal Record (7 Reviews) , p. 20 A Coffin for Dimitrios, by Eric Ambler
- A Coffin for Dimitrios by Eric Ambler
- The Crying Sisters by Mabel Seeley
- Strawstack Murders by Dorothy Cameron Disney
- Overture to Death by Ngaio Marsh
- The Problem of the Green Capsule by John Dickson Carr
- The Footprints on the Ceiling by Clayton Rawson
- The Spider Strikes by Michael Innes
- Trade Winds
P.E.G. Quercus
, p. 21 - Your Literary I.Q.
Howard Collins
, p. 21 - Records in Review
Edward Tatnall Canby
, p. 22 - Double-Crostics No. 300, pp. 23-24