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Also Its Excuses (Review) Robert Phelps
The Heart Has Its Reasons, by Wallis W. Windsor
- The Heart Has Its Reasons by Wallis W. Windsor

Books in Review
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American Aloneness (Review) Robert Phelps
Our Literary Heritage, by Van Wyck Brooks and Otto L. Bettmann
- Our Literary Heritage by Van Wyck Brooks and Otto L. Bettmann

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Apollo's Son Is Seventy (Review) Robert Phelps
The Hand of a Stranger, by Jean Cocteau
- The Hand of a Stranger by Jean Cocteau



Books in Review
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Auden: Many Returns (Review) Robert Phelps
The Old Man's Road, by W.H. Auden
- The Old Man's Road by W.H. Auden

Belles Saisons: A Colette Scrapbook (1978)Robert Phelps and Colette
1 Review

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A Book of Revelations (Review) Robert Phelps
Life Studies, by Robert Lowell
- Life Studies by Robert Lowell

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Books in Brief (Review) R. Phelps
A Spiritual Aeneid, by Ronald A. Knox
- A Spiritual Aeneid by Ronald A. Knox

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Books in Brief (Review) R. Phelps
The Diary of "Helena Morley", by Elizabeth Bishop
- The Diary of "Helena Morley" by Elizabeth Bishop

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Books in Brief (Review) R. Phelps
Color of Darkness, by James Purdy
- Color of Darkness by James Purdy

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Books in Brief (Review) R. Phelps
The London Diary (1717-1721) and Other Writings of William Byrd of Virginia, by Louis B...
- The London Diary (1717-1721) and Other Writings of William Byrd of Virginia by Louis B. Wright, Marion Tinling, and William Byrd, ...

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Books in Brief (Review) R. Phelps
Afternoon of an Author, by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Afternoon of an Author by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Books in Brief (Review) R. Phelps
The Girls on the Tenth Floor, and Other Stories, by Steve Allen
- The Girls on the Tenth Floor, and Other Stories by Steve Allen

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Books in Brief (Review) R. Phelps
The Story of My Misfortunes, by Peter Abelard
- The Story of My Misfortunes by Peter Abelard

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Books in Brief (Review) R. Phelps
Conversations with Toscanini, by B.H. Haggin
- Conversations with Toscanini by B.H. Haggin

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Cheerful Little Earful (Review) Robert Phelps
Talents and Geniuses, by Gilbert Highet
- Talents and Geniuses by Gilbert Highet

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Coaches and Coronets (Review) Robert Phelps
Ouida: The Passionate Victorian, by Eileen Bigland
- Ouida: The Passionate Victorian by Eileen Bigland

The Collected Stories of Colette (1983)Robert Phelps and Colette
7 Reviews, 1 Readable

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Colorful Friend (Review) Robert Phelps
Chicago, With Love, by Arthur Meeker
- Chicago, With Love by Arthur Meeker

Continual Lessons (1991)Robert Phelps, Jerry Rosco, and Glenway Wescott
The Journals of Glenway Wescott, 1937-1955
2 Reviews

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Cure for the "New Critics" (Review) Robert Phelps
Gnomon, by Hugh Kenner
- Gnomon by Hugh Kenner

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Death of a Sad Knight (Review) Robert Phelps
The Death of Manolete, by Barnaby Conrad
- The Death of Manolete by Barnaby Conrad

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Dedicated Life (Review) Robert Phelps
Mrs. Fiske and the American Theatre, by Archie Binns
- Mrs. Fiske and the American Theatre by Archie Binns

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Documented Marriage (Review) Robert Phelps
Marcel and Elise, by Marcel Jouhandeau
- Marcel and Elise by Marcel Jouhandeau

Books in Review
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Dust for an Adam (Review) Robert Phelps
The Velvet Horn, by Andrew Lytle
- The Velvet Horn by Andrew Lytle

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Early Fall Fiction (5 Reviews) Robert Phelps
Something for Everyone
- The Best Short Stories of Edith Wharton by Wayne Andrews and Edith Wharton
- Gate to the Sea by Winifred Bryher
- A Novel, A Novella, and Four Stories by Andrew Lytle
- The Law by Roger Vailland
- Water Music by Bianca Van Orden

Earthly Paradise (1966)Robert Phelps and Colette
An Autobiography of Collette Drawn From Her Lifetime Writings
6 Reviews, 3 Readable

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Elliptical Love (Review) Robert Phelps
Moderato Cantabile, by Marguerite Duras
- Moderato Cantabile by Marguerite Duras

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The Face of Love (2 Reviews) Robert Phelps
Till We Have Faces, by C.S. Lewis
- Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis
- The Descent of the Dove by Charles Williams

Books in Review
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Faulkner Recovered (Review) Robert Phelps
The Town, by William Faulkner
- The Town by William Faulkner

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Fiction Chronicle (4 Reviews) Robert Phelps
Troubled by Innocence
- Lines of Life by Francois Mauriac
- The Transgressor by Julian Green
- On the Road by Jack Kerouac
- Justine by Lawrence Durrell

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Fiction Chronicle (5 Reviews) Robert Phelps
Spring Novels
- The Young Life by Leo Townsend
- Rage on the Bar by Geoffrey Wagner
- The Choir Invisible by Marianne Hauser
- The Wheel of Earth by Helga Sandburg
- The Subterraneans by Jack Kerouac

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Fiction Chronicle (3 Reviews) Robert Phelps
What Is a Good Novel?
- Down There: A Study in Satanism by Joris-Karl Huysmans
- The Hard Blue Sky by Shirley Ann Grau
- Light in Silence by Claude F. Koch

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Fiction Chronicle (3 Reviews) Robert Phelps
In Search of Heroes
- The Day on Fire by James Ramsey Ullman
- Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
- The Territory Ahead by Wright Morris

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Fiction Parade (3 Reviews) Robert Phelps
Man and Boy, by Wright Morris
- Man and Boy by Wright Morris
- The Season of the Stranger by Stephen Becker
- The Island in Time by Ernst Pawel

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Fiction Parade (3 Reviews) Robert Phelps
The Consul at Sunset, by Gerald Hanley
- The Consul at Sunset by Gerald Hanley
- Swanson by Timothy Pember
- Ti-Coyo and His Shark by Clement Richer

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Fiction Parade (2 Reviews) Robert Phelps
The Seasons' Difference, by Frederick Buechner
- The Seasons' Difference by Frederick Buechner
- The Beetle Leg by John Hawkes

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Fiction Parade (2 Reviews) Robert Phelps
The Catherine Wheel, by Jean Stafford
- The Catherine Wheel by Jean Stafford
- Short Novels of Colette by Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette

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Flight into Life (Review) Robert Phelps
The Walls Came Tumbling Down, by Henriette Roosenburg
- The Walls Came Tumbling Down by Henriette Roosenburg

Flowers and Fruit (1986)Colette and Robert Phelps
1 Review

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From Without Beginning (Review) Robert Phelps
Juliana of Norwich, by P. Franklin Chambers
- Juliana of Norwich by P. Franklin Chambers

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The Gaelic Perennials (Review) Robert Phelps
One Thousand Years of Irish Prose, by Vivian Mercier and David H. Greene
- One Thousand Years of Irish Prose by Vivian Mercier and David H. Greene

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Gallic Idyl (Review) Robert Phelps
The Agony of Love, by Claude Roy
- The Agony of Love by Claude Roy


Books and Comment
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The Genius of Colette---An Appreciation (Review) Robert Phelps
Colette: A Provincial in Paris, by Margaret Crosland and Colette
- Colette: A Provincial in Paris by Margaret Crosland and Colette

Books in Review
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The Genius of James Agee (Review) Robert Phelps
A Death in the Family, by James Agee
- A Death in the Family by James Agee

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Good Word for Evil (Review) Robert Phelps
Tender Victory, by Taylor Caldwell
- Tender Victory by Taylor Caldwell

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Harper Prizewinner (Review) Robert Phelps
Tower in the West, by Frank C. Norris
- Tower in the West by Frank C. Norris

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Hello, Nothing (Review) Robert Phelps
Papa You're Crazy, by William Saroyan
- Papa You're Crazy by William Saroyan

Heroes and Orators (1958)Robert Phelps
4 Reviews, 1 Readable

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Kind of a Quest (Review) Robert Phelps
Henderson the Rain King, by Saul Bellow
- Henderson the Rain King by Saul Bellow

Books in Review
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A Letter to Ben Franklin (Review) Robert Phelps
Ben Franklin's Privateers, by William Bell Clark
- Ben Franklin's Privateers by William Bell Clark

Letters from Colette (1980)Robert Phelps and Colette
2 Reviews

Libel: Rights, Risks, Responsibilities (1966)Robert H. Phelps and E. Douglas Hamilton
2 Reviews, 1 Readable

The Literary Life (1968)Robert Phelps and Peter Deane
A Scrapbook Almanac of the Anglo-American Literary Scene from 1900 to 1950
4 Reviews, 2 Readable

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The Lore of Islamd (Review) Robert Phelps
The Portable Arabian Nights, by Joseph Campbell
- The Portable Arabian Nights by Joseph Campbell

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Low on Low (Review) Robert Phelps
Low's Autobiography, by David Low
- Low's Autobiography by David Low

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Lust and Love (2 Reviews) Robert Phelps
Fool's Paradise, by Bertrand Poirot-Delpech
- Fool's Paradise by Bertrand Poirot-Delpech
- Warrior's Rest by Christiane Rochefort

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Lyric and Precise (Review) Robert Phelps
The Shadow of My Hand, by Holger Cahill
- The Shadow of My Hand by Holger Cahill

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Man into Magazine (Review) Robert Phelps
The Years with Ross, by James Thurber
- The Years with Ross by James Thurber

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Many Poets and One (2 Reviews) Robert Phelps
The Criterion Book of Modern American Verse, by W.H. Auden
- The Criterion Book of Modern American Verse by W.H. Auden
- Poems by Marcia Nardi

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Mind's Eye View of a City (Review) Robert Phelps
The Stones of Florence, by Mary McCarthy
- The Stones of Florence by Mary McCarthy

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Motion from the Floor (Review) Robert Phelps
The Thaw, by Ilya Ehrenburg
- The Thaw by Ilya Ehrenburg

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Movie Diary (4 Reviews) Robert Phelps
The Enemy Below (1957 Film), by Dick Powell
- The Enemy Below (1957 Film) by Dick Powell
- Sayonara (1957 Film) by Joshua Logan
- The Quiet American (1958 Film) by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- A Farewell to Arms (1958 Film) by Charles Vidor and John Huston


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Movies: The End of the Road (Review) Robert Phelps
The Key (1958 Film), by Carol Reed
- The Key (1958 Film) by Carol Reed

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Movies: The Image of Billy the Kid (Review) Robert Phelps
The Left-Handed Gun (1958 Film), by Arthur Penn
- The Left-Handed Gun (1958 Film) by Arthur Penn

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Ninety North---Ninety South (Review) Robert Phelps
Nautilus 90 North, by U.S.N. Commander William R. Anderson and Clay Blair, Jr., ...
- Nautilus 90 North by U.S.N. Commander William R. Anderson and Clay Blair, Jr., ...

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No Time for Introspection (Review) Robert Phelps
Land of Their Choice, by Theodore C. Blegen
- Land of Their Choice by Theodore C. Blegen

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Nostalgia for Parents (Review) Robert Phelps
Amelie in Love, by Henri Troyat
- Amelie in Love by Henri Troyat

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Not for Love nor Money (Review) Robert Phelps
Tall Trees Surround Us, by George C. Bailey
- Tall Trees Surround Us by George C. Bailey

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The Novelty of Truth (Review) Robert Phelps
The King of a Rainy Country, by Brigid Brophy
- The King of a Rainy Country by Brigid Brophy

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Of Lathes and Lovers (Review) Robert Phelps
The Angers of Spring, by Joseph Whitehill
- The Angers of Spring by Joseph Whitehill

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On Being Middle Class (Review) Robert Phelps
Bourgeois Anonymous, by Morris H. Philipson
- Bourgeois Anonymous by Morris H. Philipson

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Out of Kafka (2 Reviews) Robert Phelps
The Image of a Drawn Sword, by Jocelyn Brooke
- The Image of a Drawn Sword by Jocelyn Brooke
- Mr. Byculla by Eric Linklater

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Perfect Damn Fool (Review) Robert Phelps
Brooks Adams: American Prophet, by Arthur F. Beringause
- Brooks Adams: American Prophet by Arthur F. Beringause

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Playing Possum (Review) Robert Phelps
The Invisible Poet: T.S. Eliot, by Hugh Kenner
- The Invisible Poet: T.S. Eliot by Hugh Kenner

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Pluckiest of Three (Review) Robert Phelps
Passionate Search: A Life of Charlotte Bronte, by Margaret Crompton
- Passionate Search: A Life of Charlotte Bronte by Margaret Crompton

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Poet, Prophet or Scourge? (2 Reviews) Robert Phelps
Peguy, by Alexander Dru
- Peguy by Alexander Dru
- The Mystery of the Holy Innocents, and Other Poems by Charles Peguy

Books and Arts
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Poets as Heroes (2 Reviews) Robert Phelps
Light on a Dark Horse, by Roy Campbell
- Light on a Dark Horse by Roy Campbell
- Ushant by Conrad Aiken

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Polite Thriller (Review) Robert Phelps
Maria, by Brian Cooper
- Maria by Brian Cooper

Professional Secrets (1970)Jean Cocteau and Robert Phelps
The Autobiography of Jean Cocteau
5 Reviews, 1 Readable

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Pure But Not Simple (Review) Robert Phelps
Anecdotes of Destiny, and Ehrengard, by Isak Dinesen
- Anecdotes of Destiny, and Ehrengard by Isak Dinesen

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The Real, Right Victorian (Review) Robert Phelps
Wilkie Collins, by Kenneth Robinson
- Wilkie Collins by Kenneth Robinson


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Remembrance of Oats Wild (Review) Robert Phelps
A Treasury of Mississippi River Folklore, by B.A. Botkin
- A Treasury of Mississippi River Folklore by B.A. Botkin

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Respecter of Outlaws (Review) Robert Phelps
The Inmost Leaf, by Alfred Kazin
- The Inmost Leaf by Alfred Kazin

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The Screen: One Man's Meat (Review) Robert Phelps
Born 1925, by Vera Brittain
- Born 1925 by Vera Brittain

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Books in Brief (Review) R. Phelps
Lytton Strachey: His Mind and Art, by Charles Richard Sanders
- Lytton Strachey: His Mind and Art by Charles Richard Sanders

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Books in Brief (Review) R. Phelps
We'll to the Woods No More, by Edouard Dujardin
- We'll to the Woods No More by Edouard Dujardin

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Books in Brief (Review) R. Phelps
Journey to Java, by Harold G. Nicolson
- Journey to Java by Harold G. Nicolson

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Books in Brief (Review) R. Phelps
Brann and the "Iconoclast", by Charles Carver
- Brann and the "Iconoclast" by Charles Carver

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Books in Brief (Review) R. Phelps
The Shakespearean Ciphers Examined, by William F. Friedman and Elizebeth S. Friedman, ...
- The Shakespearean Ciphers Examined by William F. Friedman and Elizebeth S. Friedman, ...

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Books in Brief (Review) R. Phelps
Dylan Thomas: Letters to Vernon Watkins, by Vernon Watkins and Thomas Dylan
- Dylan Thomas: Letters to Vernon Watkins by Vernon Watkins and Thomas Dylan

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Books in Brief (Review) R. Phelps
Letters of the Brownings to George Barrett, by Paul Landis, Ronald E. Freeman, and Eliz...
- Letters of the Brownings to George Barrett by Paul Landis, Ronald E. Freeman, and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, ...

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Books in Brief (Review) R. Phelps
The Fine Hammered Steel of Herman Melville, by Milton R. Stern
- The Fine Hammered Steel of Herman Melville by Milton R. Stern

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Books in Brief (Review) R. Phelps
The Cat with Two Faces, by Gordon Young
- The Cat with Two Faces by Gordon Young

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Books in Brief (Review) R. Phelps
Where the Soil Was Shallow, by Jose Maria Gironella
- Where the Soil Was Shallow by Jose Maria Gironella

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Books in Brief (Review) R. Phelps
The Sibyl, by Par Lagerkvist
- The Sibyl by Par Lagerkvist

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Books in Brief (Review) R. Phelps
A Primer for Coronary Patients, by Robert J. Needles and Edith M. Stoney
- A Primer for Coronary Patients by Robert J. Needles and Edith M. Stoney

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Books in Brief (Review) R. Phelps
A Measure of Love, by Iris Origo
- A Measure of Love by Iris Origo

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Books in Brief (Review) R. Phelps
Five Pens in Hand, by Robert Graves
- Five Pens in Hand by Robert Graves

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Books in Brief (Review) R. Phelps
T.E. Lawrence, by Jean Beraud-Villars
- T.E. Lawrence by Jean Beraud-Villars

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Books in Brief (Review) R. Phelps
Sarajevo: The Story of a Political Murder, by Joachim Remak
- Sarajevo: The Story of a Political Murder by Joachim Remak

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Books in Brief (Review) R. Phelps
Pioneer, Go Home!, by Richard Powell
- Pioneer, Go Home! by Richard Powell

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Books in Brief (Review) R. Phelps
Modern Verse in English, 1900-1950, by Lord David Cecil and Allen Tate
- Modern Verse in English, 1900-1950 by Lord David Cecil and Allen Tate

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Books in Brief (Review) R. Phelps
The Art of Travel, by Henry James and Morton Dauwen Zabel
- The Art of Travel by Henry James and Morton Dauwen Zabel

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Books in Brief (Review) R. Phelps
Puccini: A Critical Biography, by Mosco Carner
- Puccini: A Critical Biography by Mosco Carner

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Books in Brief (Review) R. Phelps
Points of View, by W. Somerset Maugham
- Points of View by W. Somerset Maugham

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Books in Brief (Review) Robert Phelps
The Complete Short Stories of W. Somerset Maugham, by W. Somerset Maugham
- The Complete Short Stories of W. Somerset Maugham by W. Somerset Maugham

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Literary Crypt (Review) Robert Phelps
Encounters with Stravinsky, by Paul Horgan
- Encounters with Stravinsky by Paul Horgan

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Reviewed in Brief (5 Reviews) Robert Phelps
Center Ring: The People of the Circus, by Robert Lewis Taylor
- Center Ring: The People of the Circus by Robert Lewis Taylor
- Jules Verne: Prophet of a New Age by Marguerite Allotte de la Fuye
- Things by Geoffrey Grigson and Charles Harvard Gibbs-Smith, ...
- A Thornton Wilder Trio by Thornton Wilder
- The Borzoi Book of French Folk Tales by Paul Delarue

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Reviewed in Brief (4 Reviews) Robert Phelps
A Literary Chronicle: 1920-1950, by Edmund Wilson
- A Literary Chronicle: 1920-1950 by Edmund Wilson
- I Take Great Pleasure by Cecil Beaton
- Baby Doll by Tennessee Williams
- Mysteries of the North Pole by Robert de la Croix

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Reviewed in Brief (4 Reviews) Robert Phelps
Dialogues, by Paul Valery
- Dialogues by Paul Valery
- And Live Alone by Dorothy Pitkin
- Life of Rossini by Stendhal and Richard N. Coe
- The Racing Car by Cecil Clutton, Cyril Posthumus, and Denis Jenkinson, ...

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Reviewed in Brief (4 Reviews) Robert Phelps
The Unadjusted Man: A New Hero for Americans, by Peter R.E. Viereck
- The Unadjusted Man: A New Hero for Americans by Peter R.E. Viereck
- Man Against Woman by Charles Neider
- The Etruscan by Mika Waltari
- Brothers and Sisters by I. Compton-Burnett

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Reviewed in Brief (5 Reviews) Robert Phelps
Modern Art and the New Past, by James Thrall Soby
- Modern Art and the New Past by James Thrall Soby
- A Swinger of Birches by Robert Frost
- Where Did You Go? Out. What Did You Do? Nothing by Robert Paul Smith
- Here Is Haiti by Ruth Danenhower Wilson
- I, Madame Tussaud by Sylvia Pass Martin

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Reviewed in Brief (4 Reviews) Robert Phelps
The Finest Stories of Sean O'Faolain, by Sean O'Faolain
- The Finest Stories of Sean O'Faolain by Sean O'Faolain
- Magazines in the Twentieth Century by Theodore Peterson
- Mighty Stonewall by Frank E. Vandiver
- Conversations With Artists by Selden Rodman

Books in Review
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A Seasonal Tonic (Review) Robert Phelps
The Old Farmer's Almanac,
- The Old Farmer's Almanac


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Short Story Chronicle (4 Reviews) Robert Phelps
Supply and Demand
- The End of Pity, and Other Stories by Robie Macauley
- Fifteen by Three by R.V. Cassill, Herbert Gold, and James B. Hall
- Roman Tales by Alberto Moravia
- Last Tales by Isak Dinesen

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Something Happens (Review) Robert Phelps
That Distant Afternoon, by Roy Fuller
- That Distant Afternoon by Roy Fuller

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A Sort of Columbus (Review) Robert Phelps
Coup de Grace, by Marguerite Yourcenar
- Coup de Grace by Marguerite Yourcenar

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Spring Fiction (3 Reviews) Robert Phelps
"Whan that Aprille"
- Claudelle Inglish by Erskine Caldwell
- The Middle Age of Mrs. Eliot by Angus Wilson
- Summer's Lease by Constance Pendergast

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Books in Brief (Review) R. Phelps
Pavannes and Divagations, by Ezra Pound
- Pavannes and Divagations by Ezra Pound


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Too Busy for Heartbreak (Review) Robert Phelps
George Gershwin: His Journey to Greatness, by David Ewen
- George Gershwin: His Journey to Greatness by David Ewen

Books in Review
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Too Hot to Handle (Review) Robert Phelps
The Tragic Days of Billy the Kid, by Frazier Hunt
- The Tragic Days of Billy the Kid by Frazier Hunt

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Two-Way Hogwash (Review) Robert Phelps
Some Inner Fury, by Kamala Markandaya
- Some Inner Fury by Kamala Markandaya

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Un-Damned Fool (Review) Robert Phelps
Red, Black, Blond, and Olive, by Edmund Wilson
- Red, Black, Blond, and Olive by Edmund Wilson

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The Vision of Henry Green (7 Reviews) Robert Phelps
Party-Going, by Henry Green
- Party-Going by Henry Green
- Caught by Henry Green
- Loving by Henry Green
- Back by Henry Green
- Concluding by Henry Green
- Nothing by Henry Green
- Doting by Henry Green

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Waiting for Rebecca (Review) Robert Phelps
The Court and the Castle, by Rebecca West
- The Court and the Castle by Rebecca West

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The Waters Wait (Review) Robert Phelps
The Vagrant Mood, by W. Somerset Maugham
- The Vagrant Mood by W. Somerset Maugham

Witness to History, 1929-1969 (1973)Charles E. Bohlen and Robert H. Phelps
8 Reviews, 1 Readable

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The Worth of Venice (Review) Robert Phelps
Venice Observed, by Mary McCarthy
- Venice Observed by Mary McCarthy

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You Too Can Be a Locust (2 Reviews) Robert Phelps
The Complete Works of Nathanael West, by Nathanael West
- The Complete Works of Nathanael West by Nathanael West
- Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch by Henry Miller

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A Young Novelist---1796 (Review) Robert Phelps
Ambrosio; or The Monk, by Matthew Gregory Lewis
- Ambrosio; or The Monk by Matthew Gregory Lewis
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