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December 24, 1955 Issue - 24 Articles- Trade Winds
Bennett Cerf
, pp. 3-4 - Tom Paine Talks Back to Providence
Henry Steele Commager
, pp. 5-7 - Reg Marsh---American Daumier
William Benton
, pp. 8-9 - The Summing-Up in Books for 1955
Maurice Dolbier
, pp. 10-11 - The Year's Best, pp. 12-13
- The Toughie Submerged
Sergeant Cuff
, p. 14 - Bullish Days for Fictioneers
John Haverstick
, p. 15 - Literary I.Q., p. 16
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Ominous Exhilaration in Germany (2 Reviews) Henry L. Bretton
, p. 17 Mainsprings of the German Revival, by Henry C. Wallich
- Mainsprings of the German Revival by Henry C. Wallich
- The Colossus Again by Alfred Grosser
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Habsburg Heritage (Review) Henry C. Wolfe
, p. 18 Between Liberation and Liberty, by Karl Gruber
- Between Liberation and Liberty by Karl Gruber
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Power, Exile, and the Red Coup (Review) Fritz Stern
, p. 19 Memoirs of Dr. Eduard Benes, by Eduard Benes
- Memoirs of Dr. Eduard Benes by Eduard Benes
- Amy Loveman, pp. 20-22
An Editorial
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The Royalty and Riddles of Olympus (Review) Basil Davenport
, p. 23 The Greek Myths, by Robert Graves
- The Greek Myths by Robert Graves
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A Seasoning of Wit (Review) Jean Starr Untermeyer
, p. 24 Selected Criticism, by Louise Bogan
- Selected Criticism by Louise Bogan
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Great Man's Secrets (Review) Ernest J. Simmons
, p. 24 Three Loves of Dostoevsky, by Marc Slonim
- Three Loves of Dostoevsky by Marc Slonim
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Needy Dilettante (Review) William Irvine
, p. 25 Thackeray: The Uses of Adversity, 1811-1846, by Gordon N. Ray
- Thackeray: The Uses of Adversity, 1811-1846 by Gordon N. Ray
- Broadway Postscript
Henry Hewes
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The Movies: Homage a Pagnol (2 Reviews) Hollis Alpert
, p. 27 Letters from My Windmill (1955 Film), by Marcel Pagnol
- Letters from My Windmill (1955 Film) by Marcel Pagnol
- The Prisoner (1955 Film) by Peter Glenville
- Music to My Ears
Irving Kolodin
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The Criminal Record (5 Reviews) Sergeant Cuff
, p. 29 Six-Gun and Silver Star, by Glenn Shirley
- Six-Gun and Silver Star by Glenn Shirley
- The Book of Poisons by Gustav Schenk
- The Screaming Rabbit by Leopold Horace Ognall
- Stab in the Dark by Joe Rayter
- Dark Encounter by Cathleen Schurr
- Literary Crypt, pp. 30-32
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Jet-Speed Politics: North African Background (Review) Hal Lehrman
, pp. 33-34 North African Powder Keg, by Edmund Stevens
- North African Powder Keg by Edmund Stevens
- Kingsley Double-Crostic No. 1135, pp. 35-36
- Cover Photograph
Arni