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August 8, 1953 Issue - 34 Articles- Trade Winds
Laura Z. Hobson
, pp. 5-6 - Literary Crypt, pp. 7-8
- New Notes on Old Margins
Max Nomad
, pp. 9-10 -
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Samoan Sanctuary of RLS (Review) Howard Mumford Jones
, p. 11 Tusitala of the South Seas, by Joseph W. Ellison
- Tusitala of the South Seas by Joseph W. Ellison
- Literary I.Q., p. 12
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A Novelist Newporter (Review) W.T. Scott
, p. 12 Edith Wharton: A Study of Her Fiction, by Blake Nevius
- Edith Wharton: A Study of Her Fiction by Blake Nevius
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Notes: Oscar Wilde's Family (Review) Robert Halsband
, p. 12 The Wildes of Merrion Square, by Patrick Byrne
- The Wildes of Merrion Square by Patrick Byrne
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The Orbits of Mrs. Universe (Review) Ahmed S. Bokhari
, pp. 13-14 India and the Awakening East, by Eleanor Roosevelt
- India and the Awakening East by Eleanor Roosevelt
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Old and New in Collision (Review) Hal Lehrman
, p. 15 Middle East Dilemmas, by J.C. Hurewitz
- Middle East Dilemmas by J.C. Hurewitz
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Notes: Oriental Emotional Reservoir (Review) John Trueman
, p. 15 Asian Nationalism and the West, by William L. Holland
- Asian Nationalism and the West by William L. Holland
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Romance of the .45 (5 Reviews) Seth Agnew
, p. 16 Indian Country, by Dorothy M. Johnson
- Indian Country by Dorothy M. Johnson
- The Chieftain by Robert Payne
- Adobe Walls by W.R. Burnett
- Billy the Kid by Edwin Corle
- The Big Range by Jack Schaefer
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"You Are There!" (6 Reviews) Siegfried Mandel
, p. 17 Freedom's Way, by Theodora McCormick
- Freedom's Way by Theodora McCormick
- Home to Kentucky by Alfred Leland Crabb
- The Cup of Trembling by Karl Brown
- The Hastening Wind by Edward Grierson
- The Vengeance of Don Manuel by Bernard Deleuze
- Night in Babylon by James Wellard
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Bored With the Good Earth? (3 Reviews) Robert H. Baker
, pp. 18-19 Man in Space, by Heinz Haber
- Man in Space by Heinz Haber
- A Guide to the Moon by Patrick Moore
- The End of the World by Kenneth Heuer
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Progress of Practical Thought (Review) James Stokley
, p. 20 Explorations in Science, by Waldemar Kaempffert
- Explorations in Science by Waldemar Kaempffert
- The Last Edwardian
Denis W. Brogan
, p. 21 - Litany for Modern Man, p. 22
An Editorial
- Letters to the Editor, p. 23
- Broadway Postscript
Henry Hewes
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The Movies: Arms and the Man (Review) Arthur Knight
, pp. 25-26 From Here to Eternity (1953 Film), by Fred Zinnemann
- From Here to Eternity (1953 Film) by Fred Zinnemann
- TV and Radio
Robert Lewis Shayon
, p. 27 - Music to My Ears
Irving Kolodin
, p. 28 -
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Armchair Copernicus: How to Look (2 Reviews) John Pfeiffer
, p. 29 Insight Into Astronomy, by Leo Mattersdorf
- Insight Into Astronomy by Leo Mattersdorf
- Sun, Moon, and Planets by Roy Kenneth Marshall
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Springtime of Rebellion (Review) Harrison Smith
, p. 30 The Chain in the Heart, by Hubert Creekmore
- The Chain in the Heart by Hubert Creekmore
- Booked for Travel
Horace Sutton
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Caste in Ceylon (Review) William C. Clifford
, p. 34 Caste in Modern Ceylon, by Bryce Ryan
- Caste in Modern Ceylon by Bryce Ryan
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Gandhi's Distaff Side (Review) Ann F. Wolfe
, p. 34 The Women in Gandhi's Life, by Eleanor Morton
- The Women in Gandhi's Life by Eleanor Morton
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Asian Rice Bowl (Review) John Trueman
, p. 34 Southeast Asia in the Coming World, by Philip Warren Thayer
- Southeast Asia in the Coming World by Philip Warren Thayer
- Good News
Donald Harrington
, pp. 34-35 - Ideas on Film
Cecile Starr
, pp. 36-37 -
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The Criminal Record (4 Reviews) Sergeant Cuff
, pp. 38-39 Best Detective Stories of the Year, 1953, by David C. Cooke
- Best Detective Stories of the Year, 1953 by David C. Cooke
- Dead: Senate Office Building by Margaret Scherf
- The Wench Is Dead by Ruth Fenisong
- The Mask of Fu Manchu by Sax Rohmer
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Meet Henry James (Review) Robert Halsband
, p. 40 Henry James, by Michael Swan
- Henry James by Michael Swan
- Just Published, pp. 41-42
- Kingsley Double-Crostic No. 1011, pp. 43-44
- Cover Drawing
Mel Bolden