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December 7, 1940 Issue - 26 Articles- Literature of the Brandywine
Henry Seidel Canby
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The Fragments of Genius (Review) Norman Holmes Pearson
, p. 5 Mark Twain in Eruption, by Bernard DeVoto and Mark Twain
- Mark Twain in Eruption by Bernard DeVoto and Mark Twain
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Prince Charming (Review) Frank J. Mather, Jr.
, p. 6 Roger Fry: A Biography, by Virginia Woolf
- Roger Fry: A Biography by Virginia Woolf
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Percy B. Shelley (Review) Richard Aldington
, p. 7 Shelley, by Newman Ivey White
- Shelley by Newman Ivey White
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Europe's Tragedy in Seven Acts (Review) William Henry Chamberlin
, p. 8 Seven Mysteries of Europe, by Jules Romains
- Seven Mysteries of Europe by Jules Romains
- Broken English
Christopher Morley
, p. 9 - The SRL Christmas List, p. 10
- Books Our Reviewers Are Giving for Christmas, p. 11
- Editorial, p. 12
- Letters to the Editor, p. 13
- Your Literary I.Q., p. 14
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Anecdotal History of A River (Review) Allan Nevins
, p. 14 The Illinois, by James Gray
- The Illinois by James Gray
- A Message for Today
George Gordon Lord Byron
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Artistic Wilderness (Review) Alan Devoe
, pp. 18-19 Trail of an Artist-Naturalist, by Ernest Thompson Seton
- Trail of an Artist-Naturalist by Ernest Thompson Seton
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Dean of the News Camera (Review) Linton Wells
, pp. 20-21 Jimmy Hare: News Photographer, by Cecil Carnes
- Jimmy Hare: News Photographer by Cecil Carnes
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Distilled Despair (Review) Sara Henderson Hay
, pp. 22-23 A Winter Tide, by Robert Nathan
- A Winter Tide by Robert Nathan
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Scholar Sans Books (Review) James Reid Parker
, pp. 24-29 Lord Reading, by H. Montgomery Hyde
- Lord Reading by H. Montgomery Hyde
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The American as Critic (2 Reviews) Jacques Barzun
, pp. 30-35 A Study in Aesthetics, by Louis A. Reid
- A Study in Aesthetics by Louis A. Reid
- The Arts and the Art of Criticism by Theodore Meyer Greene
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Americans in France (Review) Richard A. Cordell
, p. 36 Journey Through Time, by Larry Barretto
- Journey Through Time by Larry Barretto
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Progressive Teacher (Review) Howard Mumford Jones
, pp. 36-37 Bronson Alcott, Teacher, by Dorothy McCuskey
- Bronson Alcott, Teacher by Dorothy McCuskey
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Virginibus Puerisque (13 Reviews) Alfred Newell
, pp. 38-40 This Is Freedom, by Rhoda Louise Smith Nelson
- This Is Freedom by Rhoda Louise Smith Nelson
- Big Knife by William E. Wilson
- He Went with Christopher Columbus by Louise Andrews Kent
- Lone Star Rising by Gertrude Crownfield
- We Called Them Indians by Flora Warren Seymour
- Walking on Gold by Phyllis Crawford
- Quest of the Cavaliers by Faith Yingling Knoop
- A Toast to the King by Elizabeth Jane Coatsworth
- Men of Power by Albert H.Z. Carr
- Clear for Action! by Stephen W. Meader
- Black Fire by Covelle Newcomb
- Fought for Freedom by Sidney W. Dean
- They Sailed and Sailed by Frances Margaret Fox
- Author Author!, pp. 41-44
- Come, Sweet Death
Judge Lynch
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The Criminal Record (8 Reviews) , pp. 46-48 This'll Kill You, by Marion Randolph
- This'll Kill You by Marion Randolph
- Murder Is a Serious Business by Elizabeth Dean
- The Affair in Death Valley by Clifford Knight
- Aunt Sunday Takes Command by Jefferson Farjeon
- Meet the Murderer! by Warden Lewis E. Lawes
- The Bride Wore Black by Cornell Woolrich
- The Second Mystery Book by Rex Stout
- I Wanted to Murder by Clarissa Fairchild Cushman
- Double-Crostics No. 350, p. 49
- Trade Winds, pp. 50-52