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January 31, 1959 Issue - 40 Articles- Trade Winds, pp. 6-10
- What Is a True University?
Archibald MacLeish
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Literary Horizons (Review) Granville Hicks
, p. 14 O. Henry "Oscars"
- Prize Stories 1959 by Paul Engle, Curt Hamack, and Constance Urdang
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An Edifice Built on Despair (Review) Leo Lerman
, p. 15 The Haunted Palace, by Frances Winwar
- The Haunted Palace by Frances Winwar
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From a Small, Well-Lighted Place (Review) William Van O'Connor
, p. 16 Evelyn Waugh: Portrait of an Artist, by Frederick J. Stopp
- Evelyn Waugh: Portrait of an Artist by Frederick J. Stopp
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Suspense Spinner (Review) Sergeant Cuff
, p. 16 Against the Wind, by Geoffrey Household
- Against the Wind by Geoffrey Household
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Manners Left by Their Mistress (Review) Joseph Wood Krutch
, p. 17 The Watsons, by Jane Austen and John Coates
- The Watsons by Jane Austen and John Coates
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Test-Tube Trickery (Review) Maxwell Geismar
, p. 17 The Scientists, by Eleazar Lipsky
- The Scientists by Eleazar Lipsky
- Literary I.Q., p. 18
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Kansas City Lady (Review) Hollis Summers
, p. 18 Mrs. Bridge, by Evan S. Connell, Jr.
- Mrs. Bridge by Evan S. Connell, Jr.
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Jungle Strongman (Review) Hassoldt Davis
, p. 18 Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe
- Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
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Wanderings in the Watery Part of History (Review) Walter Magnes Teller
, p. 19 The Ancient Mariners, by Lionel Casson
- The Ancient Mariners by Lionel Casson
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Gibraltar (Review) Lynn Montross
, p. 19 Proud Fortress, by Allen Andrews
- Proud Fortress by Allen Andrews
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A Ride Before the Sun Set (Review) Jim Dan Hill
, p. 20 Kitchener: Portrait of an Imperialist, by Philip Montefiore Magnus
- Kitchener: Portrait of an Imperialist by Philip Montefiore Magnus
- Literary Crypt, p. 21
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Pitfalls and Pratfalls (Review) Letitia Baldridge
, p. 21 Esprit de Corps, by Lawrence Durrell
- Esprit de Corps by Lawrence Durrell
- Literature Undefended
John Ciardi
, p. 22 An Editorial
- Letters to the Editor, p. 23
- Broadway Postscript
Henry Hewes
, pp. 24-25 Visiting off-Broadway's newest theatre
- TV and Radio
Gilbert Seldes
, p. 26 Putting two Playhouse 90 shows into focus
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Movies: Sleeping Beauties (2 Reviews) Arthur Knight
, p. 27 Murder by Contract (1958 Film), by Irving Lerner
- Murder by Contract (1958 Film) by Irving Lerner
- City of Fear (1959 Film) by Irving Lerner
- Music to My Ears
Irving Kolodin
, p. 28 Hearing Shaw-conducted Boston Symphony
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Pick of the Paperbacks (5 Reviews) , p. 29 The Selected Writings of Juan Ramon Jimenez, by Juan Ramon Jimenez
- The Selected Writings of Juan Ramon Jimenez by Juan Ramon Jimenez
- Persuasion by Jane Austen
- Grandfather Stories by Samuel Hopkins Adams
- The Mirror and the Lamp by Meyer H. Abrams
- Venture to the Arctic by R.A. Hamilton
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The Choppy Wave of the Future (Review) Norman Thomas
, p. 29 Socialism in One Country, 1924-1926, by E.H. Carr
- Socialism in One Country, 1924-1926 by E.H. Carr
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From Early Kiev to Khrushchev (Review) John Shelton Curtiss
, p. 30 Russia and the Soviet Union: A Modern History, by Warren B. Walsh
- Russia and the Soviet Union: A Modern History by Warren B. Walsh
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Dedicated Revolutionary (Review) Marvin L. Kalb
, p. 30 Trotsky's Diary in Exile, 1935, by Leon Trotsky and Jean Van Heijenoort
- Trotsky's Diary in Exile, 1935 by Leon Trotsky and Jean Van Heijenoort
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Sheeplike, Low-Spirited America? (Review) Nicholas King
, p. 31 The Waist-High Culture, by Thomas Griffith
- The Waist-High Culture by Thomas Griffith
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Criminal Record (3 Reviews) Sergeant Cuff
, p. 32 The Girl Who Cried Wolf, by Hillary Waugh
- The Girl Who Cried Wolf by Hillary Waugh
- The Case of the Deadly Toy by Erle Stanley Gardner
- Murder, Mayhem, and Mystery by Alan Hynd
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Heroic Huguenot (Review) Bruce Lancaster
, pp. 32-36 Swamp Fox, by Robert D. Bass
- Swamp Fox by Robert D. Bass
SR/Recordings
- Verdi's Twice-Told "Macbeth"
William Weaver
, pp. 37-39 - Great Artists of Our Time
Teodoro Celli
, pp. 40-45 - Recordings in Review, pp. 46-50
- Tapes in Review
Mildred Norton
, pp. 51-52 - Voices from Iberia
Herbert Weinstock
, p. 53 - Earmarks
Frederic Ramsey, Jr.
, pp. 54-55 - The Other Side
Thomas Heinitz
, pp. 56-57 - The Amen Corner
Wilder Hobson
, pp. 58-63 - Letters to the Recordings Editor, pp. 64-66
- Kingsley Double-Crostic No. 1297, pp. 67-68
- Cover
Al Hirschfeld