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October 3, 1953 Issue - 44 Articles- Trade Winds
Bennett Cerf
, pp. 8-14 - Conversations with Rousseau
James Boswell
, pp. 15-16 - Baseball, Books and Backaches
Harold Rosenthal
, p. 17 - Tolliver's Travles
Alice Caddy and Ben Lucien Burman
, pp. 18-19 -
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The Literary Sampler (5 Reviews) , pp. 20-22 The Itinerant Ivory Tower, by George Evelyn Hutchinson
- The Itinerant Ivory Tower by George Evelyn Hutchinson
- Fire in the Ashes by Theodore H. White
- Vagrant Viking: My Life and Adventures by Peter Freuchen
- The Voices of Silence by Andre Malraux
- The Best Humor from Punch by William Cole
- SR's Critic Poll for Fall, p. 23
- The Virtue of Being a Small Country, p. 24
An Editorial
- Letters to the Editor, p. 25
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Manhood on the Seven Hills (Review) Thomas G. Bergin
, p. 26 Rogue Wind, by Ugo Moretti
- Rogue Wind by Ugo Moretti
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Esthetics of Lust (Review) Harvey Curtis Webster
, p. 27 The Present and the Past, by I. Compton-Burnett
- The Present and the Past by I. Compton-Burnett
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When Africa Sighs (Review) Nathan Rothman
, p. 27 The Lying Days, by Nadine Gordimer
- The Lying Days by Nadine Gordimer
- Literary Crypt, p. 28
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Poor Sinner in a Labyrinth (Review) Sarah Henderson Hay
, p. 28 A Law for the Lion, by Louis Auchincloss
- A Law for the Lion by Louis Auchincloss
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Dig That Empress (Review) Edmund Fuller
, p. 29 The Female, by Paul I. Wellman
- The Female by Paul I. Wellman
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Fiction Notes: Wolf Killer (Review) Nicolas Monjo
, p. 29 Mark of the Hunter, by Gene Caesar
- Mark of the Hunter by Gene Caesar
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Senatorial Inquisition (Review) May F. Belden
, p. 29 The Betrayers, by Ruth Chatterton
- The Betrayers by Ruth Chatterton
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Politicking in Acid (Review) George E. Mowry
, p. 30 Henry Cabot Lodge: A Biography, by John A. Garraty
- Henry Cabot Lodge: A Biography by John A. Garraty
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The Old Master of Commons (Review) Lindsay Rogers
, p. 31 Stanley Baldwin, by G.M. Young
- Stanley Baldwin by G.M. Young
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AEgbert's Crown vs. Eve's Daughter (Review) George Curry
, p. 32 Gone with the Windsors, by Iles Brody
- Gone with the Windsors by Iles Brody
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Cracking the Cake of Custom (Review) Robert E. Spiller
, p. 33 Rebels and Ancestors, by Maxwell D. Geismar
- Rebels and Ancestors by Maxwell D. Geismar
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Tragic Comedian (Review) William W. Appleton
, p. 34 The Ordeal of George Meredith, by Lionel Stevenson
- The Ordeal of George Meredith by Lionel Stevenson
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Blithe Sibyl (Review) Paul Dinkins
, p. 34 Katherine Mansfield: A Biography, by Antony Alpers
- Katherine Mansfield: A Biography by Antony Alpers
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The Hugeness of Tolstoy (Review) Gleb Struve
, p. 35 Tolstoy: A Life of My Father, by Alexandra Tolstoy
- Tolstoy: A Life of My Father by Alexandra Tolstoy
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Writers Notes: A Poet's Letters (Review) Robert Halsband
, p. 36 The Selected Letters of Lord Byron, by Jacques Barzun and George Gordon Byron
- The Selected Letters of Lord Byron by Jacques Barzun and George Gordon Byron
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Freedom and Concord (Review) Charles Fenton
, p. 36 The American Temper, by Richard D. Mosier
- The American Temper by Richard D. Mosier
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A Most Universal Diversity (Review) Edmund W. Sinnott
, p. 37 Free and Unequal, by Roger J. Williams
- Free and Unequal by Roger J. Williams
- Literary I.Q., p. 38
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Notes: Conservatism vs. Smugness (Review) Peter Viereck
, p. 38 The Conservative Mind, by Russell Kirk
- The Conservative Mind by Russell Kirk
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Jefferson for Today (Review) William S. Lynch
, p. 39 The Jefferson Heritage, by Dumas Malone and Thomas Jefferson
- The Jefferson Heritage by Dumas Malone and Thomas Jefferson
- Webster the Irreplaceable
John Mason Brown
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The Movies: In the Beginning (3 Reviews) Hollis Alpert
, pp. 43-44 The Actress (1953 Film), by George Cukor
- The Actress (1953 Film) by George Cukor
- Little Boy Lost (1953 Film) by George Seaton
- The Robe (1953 Film) by Henry Koster
- TV and Radio
Robert Lewis Shayon
, p. 45 - Music to My Ears
Irving Kolodin
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Chats With Kafka (Review) Robert Halsband
, p. 52 Conversations with Kafka, by Gustav Janouch
- Conversations with Kafka by Gustav Janouch
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Master of Invective (Review) Whitney Balliett
, p. 52 Dr. Viper, by Philip Gosse
- Dr. Viper by Philip Gosse
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Diary of a Peripatetic Writer (Review) Robert Halsband
, p. 53 One Year of Life, by Cecil Roberts
- One Year of Life by Cecil Roberts
- SR's World Travel Calendar, p. 54
- Booked for Travel
Horace Sutton
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Cruelty Ashore (Review) Raymond Holden
, p. 57 The Story of Esther Costello, by Nicholas Monsarrat
- The Story of Esther Costello by Nicholas Monsarrat
- The Brazen Head
Martha Keller
, p. 58 - Good News
Donald Harrington
, pp. 59-61 -
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The Criminal Record (7 Reviews) Sergeant Cuff
, pp. 62-65 Shades of Scotland Yard, by S. Theodore Felstead
- Shades of Scotland Yard by S. Theodore Felstead
- The Youth Hostel Murders by Glyn Carr
- Some Women Won't Wait by A.A. Fair
- Death by Design by August Derleth
- So Young to Die by Gregory Tree
- A Private Party by William Ard
- Affair at Lover's Leap by Robert George Dean
- Kingsley Double-Crostic No. 1019, pp. 66-68
- Cover Drawing
Sam Norkin