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October 23, 1954 Issue - 45 Articles- Trade Winds
Bennett Cerf
, pp. 8-12 - The Life of the Theatre
Marc Connelly
, pp. 13-14 -
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A Southerner Returns (Review) Robert Cantwell
, p. 15 The View From Pompey's Head, by Hamilton Basso
- The View From Pompey's Head by Hamilton Basso
- The Author: Hamilton Basso
Bernard Kalb
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Decline to Horror (Review) Charles Lee
, p. 16 My Brother's Keeper, by Marcia Davenport
- My Brother's Keeper by Marcia Davenport
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Weak King, Strong Countess (Review) Thomas Caldecot Chubb
, p. 17 Leopards and Lilies, by Alfred Duggan
- Leopards and Lilies by Alfred Duggan
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World of Tomorrow (Review) Martin Levin
, p. 17 The Big Ball of Wax, by Shepherd Mead
- The Big Ball of Wax by Shepherd Mead
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Journey to an Ordeal (Review) Oden Meeker
, p. 18 Seven Days to Lomaland, by Esther S. Warner
- Seven Days to Lomaland by Esther S. Warner
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Two Quests for Ancestors (2 Reviews) Saunders Redding
, p. 19 Black Power, by Richard Wright
- Black Power by Richard Wright
- Africa, Land of My Fathers by Era Bell Thompson
- Foreign Script
Louise Townsend Nicholl
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For Ivory and Glory (Review) Joseph Wharton Lippincott
, p. 20 Tales of the African Frontier, by John A. Hunter and Daniel P. Mannix
- Tales of the African Frontier by John A. Hunter and Daniel P. Mannix
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Life With the Pigmies (Review) John Haverstick
, p. 21 Madami, by Anne Eisner Putnam
- Madami by Anne Eisner Putnam
- What Is Necessary Is Possible, p. 22
An Editorial
- Letters to the Editor, p. 23
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Parties for Princes (Review) Art Buchwald
, p. 24 RSVP: Elsa Maxwell's Own Story, by Elsa Maxwell
- RSVP: Elsa Maxwell's Own Story by Elsa Maxwell
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Designer's Dilemma (Review) Elizabeth Hawes
, p. 25 Shocking Life, by Elsa Schiaparelli
- Shocking Life by Elsa Schiaparelli
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More About Spinach (Review) , p. 25 It's Still Spinach, by Elizabeth Hawes
- It's Still Spinach by Elizabeth Hawes
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Self-Portrait of a Sufferable Snob (Review) Cleveland Amory
, p. 26 The Memoirs of Aga Khan, by Aga Khan
- The Memoirs of Aga Khan by Aga Khan
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PM's Grandfather (Review) Allen Churchill
, p. 27 The Remarkable Mr. Jerome, by Anita Leslie
- The Remarkable Mr. Jerome by Anita Leslie
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Genteel Realist (Review) Irving Howe
, p. 28 Howells and the Age of Realism, by Everett Carter
- Howells and the Age of Realism by Everett Carter
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A Faulkner Sketchbook (Review) Carlos Baker
, p. 29 The Private World of William Faulkner, by Robert Coughlan
- The Private World of William Faulkner by Robert Coughlan
- Literary Crypt, p. 30
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The Dance of Words (Review) Thomas Pyles
, p. 30 Plain Words: Their ABC, by Ernest Gowers
- Plain Words: Their ABC by Ernest Gowers
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Painter-Novelist (Review) Edgar Johnson
, p. 31 Thomas Hardy: A Critical Biography, by Evelyn Hardy
- Thomas Hardy: A Critical Biography by Evelyn Hardy
- Broadway Postscript
Henry Hewes
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The Movies: Who Gets the Job? (2 Reviews) Lee Rogow
, p. 33 A Woman's World (1954 Film), by Jean Negulesco
- A Woman's World (1954 Film) by Jean Negulesco
- Beau Brummell (1954 Film) by Curtis Bernhardt
- Literary I.Q., p. 34
- Music to My Ears
Irving Kolodin
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Metropolis's Mores (Review) Edward A. Bloom
, p. 36 The American City Novel, by Blanche Housman Gelfant
- The American City Novel by Blanche Housman Gelfant
- Just Published
Whitney Balliett
, p. 37 - Pegasus
Witter Bynner
, p. 38 -
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Artist in Search of Himself (Review) Edmund Fuller
, p. 38 The Lion at Morning, by Stephen Longstreet
- The Lion at Morning by Stephen Longstreet
- New Editions
Ben Ray Redman
, pp. 39-45 SR/The Pacific
- Introduction
Horace Sutton
, p. 46 - The Sea of the Talented Traveler
James Michener
, pp. 47-48 - The Swinging Door
Stan Delaplane
, p. 49 - The Dessert Islands
Leonard Lyons
, pp. 50-51 - The Far Side of Fuji
Frank B. Gibney
, pp. 52-53 - A State of Never Mind
Irving Hoffman
, pp. 54-55 - A License to Beachcomb
Eliot Elisofon
, pp. 56-57 - I Take Manila
J.P. McEvoy
, p. 58 - Down Under
Beach Conger
, p. 59 - Up Yonder
A.T. Steele
, pp. 60-66 - Kingsley Double-Crostic No. 1074, pp. 67-68
- Cover Photograph
Ewing Krainin