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  1. All the Days and Nights (1995)
    William Maxwell
    The Collected Stories
    2 Reviews
  2. Ancestors (1971)
    William Maxwell
    A Family History
    3 Reviews, 1 Readable
  3. "Billie Dyer"
    William Maxwell
    The New Yorker, May 15, 1989, pp. 40-41
  4. Billie Dyer and Other Stories (1992)
    William Maxwell
    5 Reviews
  5. Books
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    Yr. V.W. (2 Reviews)
    William Maxwell
    The Letters of Virginia Woolf, Vol I: 1888-1912, by Nigel Nicolson, Joanne Trautmann, a...
    1. The Letters of Virginia Woolf, Vol I: 1888-1912 by Nigel Nicolson, Joanne Trautmann, and Virginia Woolf, ...
    2. The Letters of Virginia Woolf, Vol. II: 1912-1922 by Nigel Nicolson, Joanne Trautmann, and Virginia Woolf, ...
    The New Yorker, July 18, 1977, pp. 90-98
  6. Books
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    E.W.B. (Review)
    William Maxwell
    E.B. White: A Biography, by Scott Elledge
    1. E.B. White: A Biography by Scott Elledge
    The New Yorker, April 30, 1984, pp. 112-116
  7. Books
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    The Charged Imagination (Review)
    William Maxwell
    One Writer's Beginnings, by Eudora Welty
    1. One Writer's Beginnings by Eudora Welty
    The New Yorker, February 20, 1984, pp. 133-138
  8. Books
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    A Life (Review)
    William Maxwell
    Notes of a Revolutionary, by Andrei Amalrik
    1. Notes of a Revolutionary by Andrei Amalrik
    The New Yorker, March 26, 1984, pp. 120-132
  9. [+]
    Books: 22 Hyde Park Gate (Review)
    William Maxwell
    Moments of Being, by Virginia Woolf and Jeanne Schulkind
    1. Moments of Being by Virginia Woolf and Jeanne Schulkind
    The New Yorker, March 7, 1977, pp. 115-116
  10. [+]
    Books: Anonymous Reviewer (Review)
    William Maxwell
    The Essays of Virginia Woolf, Vol. I: 1904-1912, by Andrew McNeillie and Virginia Woolf
    1. The Essays of Virginia Woolf, Vol. I: 1904-1912 by Andrew McNeillie and Virginia Woolf
    The New Yorker, April 13, 1987, pp. 100-102
  11. [+]
    Books: Displaced Princes and Princesses (Review)
    William Maxwell
    Berlin Diaries, 1940-1945, by Marie Vassiltchikov and George Vassiltchikov
    1. Berlin Diaries, 1940-1945 by Marie Vassiltchikov and George Vassiltchikov
    The New Yorker, May 25, 1987, pp. 113-122
  12. [+]
    Books: Lord Byron's Financial Difficulties (Review)
    William Maxwell
    Lord Byron Accounts Rendered, by Doris Langley Moore
    1. Lord Byron Accounts Rendered by Doris Langley Moore
    The New Yorker, March 31, 1975, pp. 86-97
  13. [+]
    Books: Louise Bogan's Story (Review)
    William Maxwell
    Louise Bogan: A Portrait, by Elizabeth Frank
    1. Louise Bogan: A Portrait by Elizabeth Frank
    The New Yorker, July 29, 1985, pp. 73-75
  14. [+]
    Books: Mr. Forster's Pageant (Review)
    William Maxwell
    Alexandria: A History and a Guide, by E.M. Forster
    1. Alexandria: A History and a Guide by E.M. Forster
    The New Yorker, February 18, 1961, pp. 129-135
  15. [+]
    Books: Mr. Pritchett's Apprenticeship (Review)
    William Maxwell
    Midnight Oil, by V.S. Pritchett
    1. Midnight Oil by V.S. Pritchett
    The New Yorker, June 17, 1972, pp. 94-101
  16. [+]
    Books: The Habit of Recording (Review)
    William Maxwell
    The Diary of Virginia Woolf, Vol. Five: 1936-1941, by Anne Olivier Bell, Andrew McNeill...
    1. The Diary of Virginia Woolf, Vol. Five: 1936-1941 by Anne Olivier Bell, Andrew McNeillie, and Virginia Woolf, ...
    The New Yorker, February 25, 1985, pp. 99-101
  17. [+]
    Books: The Outermost Dream of the Reverend Francis Kilbert (Review)
    William Maxwell
    Kilvert's Diary, by William Plomer and Francis Kilvert
    1. Kilvert's Diary by William Plomer and Francis Kilvert
    The New Yorker, May 13, 1961, pp. 168-177
  18. [+]
    Books: The Passion for Print (Review)
    William Maxwell
    A Man of Letters, by V.S. Pritchett
    1. A Man of Letters by V.S. Pritchett
    The New Yorker, June 9, 1986, pp. 108-114
  19. Bright Center of Heaven (1934)
    William Maxwell
    1 Review, 1 Readable
  20. Canada of Today (1911)
    William Maxwell
    1 Review, 1 Readable
  21. The Chateau (1961)
    William Maxwell
    5 Reviews, 2 Readable
  22. [+]
    A Different Reno, Nevada (Review)
    William Maxwell
    The City of Trembling Leaves, by Walter Van Tilburg Clark
    1. The City of Trembling Leaves by Walter Van Tilburg Clark
    The Saturday Review, June 2, 1945, p. 13
  23. Books
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    Dr. Reik on Love (2 Reviews)
    William Maxwell
    A Psychologist Looks at Love, by Theodor Reik
    1. A Psychologist Looks at Love by Theodor Reik
    2. The Psychology of Sex Relations by Theodor Reik
    The New Yorker, September 15, 1945, p. 75
  24. Books
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    The Duke's Child (Review)
    William Maxwell
    Voices: A Life of Frank O'Connor, by James Matthews
    1. Voices: A Life of Frank O'Connor by James Matthews
    The New Yorker, June 27, 1983, pp. 96-98
  25. Early Novels and Stories (2008)
    William Maxwell
    Bright Center of Heaven / They Came Came Like Swallows / Stories 1938-1945 / ...
    1 Review
  26. The Element of Lavishness (2000)
    Michael Steinman, William Maxwell, and Sylvia Townsend Warner, ...
    Letters of William Maxwell and Sylvia Townsend Warner, 1938-1978
    1 Review
  27. Fiction: "Grape Bay (1941)"
    William Maxwell
    The New Yorker, June 7, 1999, pp. 76-81
  28. Fiction: "What He Was Like"
    William Maxwell
    The New Yorker, December 7, 1992, pp. 122-123
  29. The Folded Leaf (1945)
    William Maxwell
  30. The Folded Leaf/Dark Legend (1945)
    William Maxwell and Frederick Wertham
    575pp - 8 Reviews, 3 Readable
  31. [+]
    Fool-Killer and Others (Review)
    William Maxwell
    Tales Before Midnight, by Stephen Vincent Benet
    1. Tales Before Midnight by Stephen Vincent Benet
    The Saturday Review, November 11, 1939, p. 14
  32. [+]
    Fragments of a Personality (Review)
    William Maxwell
    Hall of Mirrors, by Lenore G. Marshall
    1. Hall of Mirrors by Lenore G. Marshall
    The Saturday Review, September 25, 1937, p. 6
  33. From the Yalu to Port Arthur (1906)
    William Maxwell
  34. "The Front and Back Parts of the House"
    William Maxwell
    The New Yorker, September 23, 1991, p. 29
  35. "The Gardens of Mont-Saint-Michel"
    William Maxwell
    The New Yorker, August 9, 1969, pp. 30-33
  36. [+]
    Growing Up in San Francisco (Review)
    William Maxwell
    We Lived as Children, by Kathryn Hulme
    1. We Lived as Children by Kathryn Hulme
    The Saturday Review, July 9, 1938, p. 6
  37. The Heavenly Tenants (1946)
    William Maxwell
    1 Review, 1 Readable
  38. The History of Co-Operation in Scotland (1910)
    William Maxwell
  39. "The Holy Terror"
    William Maxwell
    The New Yorker, March 17, 1986, pp. 34-35
  40. [+]
    Hurricane at Sea (Review)
    William Maxwell
    In Hazard, by Richard Hughes
    1. In Hazard by Richard Hughes
    The Saturday Review, October 8, 1938, p. 6
  41. Books
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    Ideas of Honor and Aristocracy (3 Reviews)
    William Maxwell
    Isak Dinesen's Art: The Gayety of Vision, by Robert Woodrow Langbaum
    1. Isak Dinesen's Art: The Gayety of Vision by Robert Woodrow Langbaum
    2. Titania: The Biography of Isak Dinesen by Parmenia Migel
    3. Isak Dinesen: The Life of a Storyteller by Judith Thurman
    The New Yorker, March 28, 1983, pp. 113-122
  42. [+]
    In Pursuit of Honor (Review)
    William Maxwell
    The Third Hour, by Geoffrey Household
    1. The Third Hour by Geoffrey Household
    The Saturday Review, January 1, 1938, p. 5
  43. Interview
    William Maxwell
    The Art of Fiction LXXI
    The Paris Review, Fall 1982, pp. 106-139
  44. [+]
    "Keep Your Excitement" (Review)
    William Maxwell
    The Running of the Deer, by Dan Wickenden
    1. The Running of the Deer by Dan Wickenden
    The Saturday Review, October 16, 1937, p. 7
  45. Later Novels and Stories (2008)
    William Maxwell
    The Chateau / So Long, See You Tomorrow / Stories and Improvisations 1957-1999
    1 Review
  46. Letters
    James D. Brophy, John Richardson, and Rosemarie Haag Bletter, ...
    The New York Review of Books, June 14, 1979, pp. 44-48
  47. [+]
    A Life of Poetry and Suffering (Review)
    William Maxwell
    Journey Around My Room, by Ruth Limmer
    1. Journey Around My Room by Ruth Limmer
    The New Republic, November 29, 1980, pp. 38-39
  48. [+]
    Lightness, and Something More (Review)
    William Maxwell
    The Brandons, by Angela Thirkell
    1. The Brandons by Angela Thirkell
    The Saturday Review, June 24, 1939, p. 7
  49. The Lily-White Boys
    William Maxwell
    The Paris Review, Summer 1986, pp. 132-138
  50. "Love"
    William Maxwell
    The New Yorker, November 14, 1983, pp. 44-45
  51. [+]
    Love out of Season (Review)
    William Maxwell
    Winter in April, by Robert Nathan
    1. Winter in April by Robert Nathan
    The Saturday Review, January 8, 1938, p. 5
  52. "The Man in the Moon"
    William Maxwell
    The New Yorker, November 12, 1984, pp. 46-47
  53. A Memoir of the Rev. John H. Rice, D.D., First Professor of Christian (1835)
    William Maxwell
  54. "My Father's Friends"
    William Maxwell
    The New Yorker, January 30, 1984, pp. 30-31
  55. [+]
    No Two Alike (Review)
    William Maxwell
    Thirteen O'Clock, by Stephen Vincent Benet
    1. Thirteen O'Clock by Stephen Vincent Benet
    The Saturday Review, October 23, 1937, p. 11
  56. The Old Man at the Railroad Crossing, and Other Tales (1966)
    William Maxwell
    1 Review
  57. Books
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    One Creature (Review)
    William Maxwell
    Close to Colette, by Maurice Goudeket
    1. Close to Colette by Maurice Goudeket
    The New Yorker, June 15, 1957, pp. 104-112
  58. "Over by the River"
    William Maxwell
    The New Yorker, July 1, 1974, pp. 24-27
  59. Over by the River and Other Stories (1977)
    William Maxwell
    1 Review
  60. [+]
    Pattern of Pursuit and Flight (Review)
    William Maxwell
    The Ballad and the Source, by Rosamond Lehmann
    1. The Ballad and the Source by Rosamond Lehmann
    The Saturday Review, March 31, 1945, p. 10
  61. Peace and Paternalism
    William Maxwell
    The Outlook, December 25, 1918, pp. 663-664
  62. Books
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    The Phoenix and the Turtle (Review)
    William Maxwell
    Virginia Woolf and Lytton Strachey: Letters, by Leonard Woolf, James Strachey, and Virg...
    1. Virginia Woolf and Lytton Strachey: Letters by Leonard Woolf, James Strachey, and Virginia Woolf, ...
    The New Yorker, February 9, 1957, pp. 108-115
  63. Remembrance of Martinique
    William Maxwell
    The Atlantic Monthly, July 1937, pp. 20-22
  64. [+]
    Pop Music: Migraine Heaven (Review)
    William Maxwell
    A Giacometti Portrait, by James Lord
    1. A Giacometti Portrait by James Lord
    The New Republic, July 19, 1980, pp. 27-28
  65. [+]
    Life with Father (Review)
    William Maxwell
    Granite and Rainbow, by Virginia Woolf
    1. Granite and Rainbow by Virginia Woolf
    The New Yorker, October 11, 1958, pp. 198-199
  66. So Long, See You Tomorrow (1980)
    William Maxwell
    3 Reviews
  67. [+]
    Stevenson Revealed (Review)
    William Maxwell
    The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson, 1854-1890, by Bradford Allen Booth, Ernest Mehew...
    1. The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson, 1854-1890 by Bradford Allen Booth, Ernest Mehew, and Robert Louis Stevenson, ...
    The New Yorker, December 26, 1994, pp. 134-141
  68. Stories (1956)
    Jean Stafford, John Cheever, Daniel Fuchs, and William Maxwell, ...
    1 Review, 1 Readable
  69. [+]
    Storms of Adolescence (Review)
    William Maxwell
    Divide By Two, by Mildred Gilman
    1. Divide By Two by Mildred Gilman
    The Saturday Review, August 13, 1938, p. 11
  70. Sylvia Townsend Warner: Letters (1982)
    William Maxwell and Sylvia Townsend Warner
    4 Reviews, 1 Readable
  71. Takes: "So Long, See You Tomorrow"
    William Maxwell
    The New Yorker, July 17, 2000, pp. 65-67
  72. They Came Like Swallows (1937)
    William Maxwell
    3 Reviews, 1 Readable
  73. "The Thistles in Sweden"
    William Maxwell
    The New Yorker, June 21, 1976, pp. 28-31
  74. Time Will Darken It (1948)
    William Maxwell
    6 Reviews, 2 Readable
  75. Books
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    The Two Merlins (Review)
    William Maxwell
    George Meredith and English Comedy, by V.S. Pritchett
    1. George Meredith and English Comedy by V.S. Pritchett
    The New Yorker, August 29, 1970, p. 77
  76. Books
    [+]
    Virginia Stephen/Virginia Woolf (2 Reviews)
    William Maxwell
    Virginia Woolf: A Biography, by Quentin Bell
    1. Virginia Woolf: A Biography by Quentin Bell
    2. Recollections of Virginia Woolf by Her Contemporaries by Joan Russell Noble
    The New Yorker, February 3, 1973, pp. 88-98
  77. [+]
    What It Takes (Review)
    William Maxwell
    Luckypenny, by Bruce Marshall
    1. Luckypenny by Bruce Marshall
    The Saturday Review, July 2, 1938, p. 7
  78. William Maxwell: Early Novels and Stories (2008)
    Christopher Carduff and William Maxwell
    1 Review
  79. William Maxwell: Later Novels and Stories (2008)
    Christopher Carduff and William Maxwell
    The Chateau / So Long, See You Tomorrow
    1 Review
  80. Winter Tale
    William Maxwell
    The Room Outside
    The New Yorker, December 28, 1998, pp. 110-111
  81. [+]
    Wishing Game (Review)
    William Maxwell
    Portrait of Jennie, by Robert Nathan
    1. Portrait of Jennie by Robert Nathan
    The Saturday Review, January 6, 1940, p. 5
  82. [+]
    The World at Seventeen (Review)
    William Maxwell
    Walk Like a Mortal, by Dan Wickenden
    1. Walk Like a Mortal by Dan Wickenden
    The Saturday Review, February 10, 1940, p. 11
  83. Books
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    Your Affectionate Son (Review)
    William Maxwell
    The Family Letters of Samuel Butler, by Arnold Silver and Samuel Butler
    1. The Family Letters of Samuel Butler by Arnold Silver and Samuel Butler
    The New Yorker, October 13, 1962, pp. 225-230
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