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  1. Adventures of the Mind
    Gerald Sykes
    America's Second Revolution
    The Saturday Evening Post, March 10, 1962, pp. 52-57
  2. Alienation: The Cultural Climate of Our Time (1964)
    Gerald Sykes
    1 Review
  3. [+]
    Amber-Tinted Elegance (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    The Chinaberry Tree, and Selected Writings, by Jessie Fauset
    1. The Chinaberry Tree, and Selected Writings by Jessie Fauset
    The Nation, July 27, 1932, p. 88
  4. [+]
    Apollonian (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    The Way to Glory, by J.D. Scott
    1. The Way to Glory by J.D. Scott
    The Nation, October 18, 1952, p. 361
  5. Variety
    The Archangel's Correspondent
    Gerald Sykes
    The Partisan Review, Fall 1947, pp. 436-441
  6. [+]
    The Archetypal South (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    The Pavilion, by Stark Young
    1. The Pavilion by Stark Young
    The New Republic, October 22, 1951, p. 19
  7. [+]
    An Author in Evening Dress (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    First Person Singular, by W. Somerset Maugham
    1. First Person Singular by W. Somerset Maugham
    The Nation, November 25, 1931, p. 576
  8. [+]
    The Best Is Yet to Be (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    The Later Years of Thomas Hardy, 1892-1928, by Florence Emily Hardy
    1. The Later Years of Thomas Hardy, 1892-1928 by Florence Emily Hardy
    The New Republic, September 24, 1930, p. 160
  9. [+]
    Biography (2 Reviews)
    Gerald Sykes
    Mary Baker Eddy: A Life Size Portrait, by Lyman P. Powell
    1. Mary Baker Eddy: A Life Size Portrait by Lyman P. Powell
    2. According to the Flesh by Fleta Campbell Springer
    The Bookman, December 1930, p. 423
  10. [+]
    Biography (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    John Wesley, by John Donald Wade
    1. John Wesley by John Donald Wade
    The Bookman, November 1930, p. 321
  11. [+]
    Biography (2 Reviews)
    Gerald Sykes
    A Sketch of My Life, by Thomas Mann
    1. A Sketch of My Life by Thomas Mann
    2. Mario and the Magician by Thomas Mann
    The Bookman, February 1931, pp. 639-640
  12. [+]
    Building with Words (2 Reviews)
    Gerald Sykes
    Stories of God, by Rainer Maria Rilke
    1. Stories of God by Rainer Maria Rilke
    2. The Tale of the Love and Death of Cornet Christopher Rilke by Rainer Maria Rilke
    The Nation, December 7, 1932, p. 572
  13. [+]
    Byzantine Leviathan (2 Reviews)
    Gerald Sykes
    A World Apart, by Gustav Herling
    1. A World Apart by Gustav Herling
    2. The Accused by Alexander Weissberg
    The New Republic, March 10, 1952, p. 19
  14. The Center of the Stage (1952)
    Gerald Sykes
    3 Reviews, 1 Readable
  15. Children of Light (1955)
    Gerald Sykes
    1 Review, 1 Readable
  16. [+]
    Closet Fiction (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    Werther's Younger Brother, by Anonymous
    1. Werther's Younger Brother by Anonymous
    The Nation, July 8, 1931, p. 45
  17. The Cool Millennium (1967)
    Gerald Sykes
    4 Reviews, 1 Readable
  18. [+]
    Democracy's Taboo (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    Varieties of Delinquent Youth, by William H. Sheldon, Emil M. Hartl, and Eugene McDermo...
    1. Varieties of Delinquent Youth by William H. Sheldon, Emil M. Hartl, and Eugene McDermott, ...
    The Nation, October 7, 1950, pp. 318-319
  19. [+]
    Devil's Pact (2 Reviews)
    Gerald Sykes
    Lucien Leuwen, Book One: The Green Huntsman, by Stendhal
    1. Lucien Leuwen, Book One: The Green Huntsman by Stendhal
    2. Lucien Leuwen, Book Two: The Telegraph by Stendhal
    The Nation, February 24, 1951, p. 185
  20. The Dialogue of Freud and Jung
    Gerald Sykes
    The Harpers Monthly, March 1958, pp. 66-71
  21. [+]
    Disposing of the Zeitgeist (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    Fear and Trembling, by Glenway Wescott
    1. Fear and Trembling by Glenway Wescott
    The Nation, June 15, 1932, p. 684
  22. [+]
    Documentary Evidence (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    Mary Baker Eddy: The Truth and the Tradition, by Ernest Sutherland Bates and John V. Di...
    1. Mary Baker Eddy: The Truth and the Tradition by Ernest Sutherland Bates and John V. Dittemore, ...
    The Nation, March 29, 1933, p. 351
  23. [+]
    Electra Brought Him Black Roses (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    Bitter Lemons of Cyprus, by Lawrence Durrell
    1. Bitter Lemons of Cyprus by Lawrence Durrell
    The Reporter, April 3, 1958, p. 46
  24. [+]
    Essays and Criticism (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    A Monument to Saint Augustine, by M.C. D'Arcy
    1. A Monument to Saint Augustine by M.C. D'Arcy
    The Bookman, June 1931, p. 438
  25. [+]
    Eternity in Belles-Lettres (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    The Barbarian Within, by Walter J. Ong
    1. The Barbarian Within by Walter J. Ong
    The Saturday Review, August 11, 1962, p. 27
  26. [+]
    Ex-Modernist (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    The Second Common Reader, by Virginia Woolf
    1. The Second Common Reader by Virginia Woolf
    The Nation, January 4, 1933, p. 25
  27. [+]
    Farmboy's Renaissance (3 Reviews)
    Gerald Sykes
    The Nature of Literature, by Herbert E. Read
    1. The Nature of Literature by Herbert E. Read
    2. The Art of Sculpture by Herbert Read
    3. This Way, Delight by Herbert Read
    The Nation, February 23, 1957, p. 172
  28. [+]
    Fiction (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    The Waters Under the Earth, by Martha Ostenso
    1. The Waters Under the Earth by Martha Ostenso
    The Bookman, December 1930, p. 422
  29. [+]
    Fiction (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    The Ring of the Lowenskolds, by Selma Lagerlof
    1. The Ring of the Lowenskolds by Selma Lagerlof
    The Bookman, February 1931, p. 632
  30. [+]
    Fiction (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    Keith of Kinnellan, by Agnes Mure Mackenzie
    1. Keith of Kinnellan by Agnes Mure Mackenzie
    The Bookman, January 1931, p. 532
  31. [+]
    For Connoisseurs (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    Two Symphonies, by Andre Gide
    1. Two Symphonies by Andre Gide
    The New Republic, July 29, 1931, p. 295
  32. [+]
    For the Fiction Reader (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    The Family Circle, by Andre Maurois
    1. The Family Circle by Andre Maurois
    The Bookman, August 1932, p. 408
  33. [+]
    Gentleman Seeks Regeneration (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    The Coloured Dome, by Francis Stuart
    1. The Coloured Dome by Francis Stuart
    The Nation, February 15, 1933, p. 179
  34. [+]
    Gold Mine of "Early American" (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    All Ye People, by Merle E. Colby
    1. All Ye People by Merle E. Colby
    The Nation, March 30, 1932, p. 376
  35. [+]
    A Good Briton (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    Recent Prose, by John Masefield
    1. Recent Prose by John Masefield
    The New Republic, June 7, 1933, p. 107
  36. [+]
    Handbook of a New Religion (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    American Caravan IV, by Alfred Kreymborg, Lewis Mumford, and Paul Rosenfeld, ...
    1. American Caravan IV by Alfred Kreymborg, Lewis Mumford, and Paul Rosenfeld, ...
    The Nation, April 15, 1931, pp. 420-421
  37. The Hidden Remnant (1962)
    Gerald Sykes
    2 Reviews, 1 Readable
  38. [+]
    Instant Culture (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    A Sad Heart at the Supermarket, by Randall Jarrell
    1. A Sad Heart at the Supermarket by Randall Jarrell
    The Saturday Review, May 26, 1962, pp. 62-66
  39. [+]
    An Intelligent Novel (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    The Sleepwalkers, by Hermann Broch
    1. The Sleepwalkers by Hermann Broch
    The New Republic, January 18, 1933, p. 275
  40. [+]
    Introducing Franz Kafka (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    The Castle, by Franz Kafka
    1. The Castle by Franz Kafka
    The Nation, October 15, 1930, p. 411
  41. [+]
    Keeping Up With the Novelists (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    The Boat of Longing, by Ole E. Rolvaag
    1. The Boat of Longing by Ole E. Rolvaag
    The Bookman, March 1933, p. 302
  42. Letter from Paris
    Gerald Sykes
    The Nation, July 28, 1956, p. 85
  43. Letter from Paris
    Gerald Sykes
    The Nation, June 16, 1956, p. 518
  44. Letter from Paris
    Gerald Sykes
    The Nation, March 24, 1956, pp. 244-245
  45. Letter from Paris
    Gerald Sykes
    The Nation, May 12, 1956, p. 417
  46. Letter from Paris
    Gerald Sykes
    The Nation, September 15, 1956, pp. 226-227
  47. Letter from Salzburg
    Gerald Sykes
    The Nation, April 18, 1959, p. 349
  48. Letter from Yugoslavia
    Gerald Sykes
    The Nation, June 27, 1959, p. 583
  49. [+]
    The Meaning of "Ulysses" (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    James Joyce's "Ulysses", by Stuart Gilbert
    1. James Joyce's "Ulysses" by Stuart Gilbert
    The Nation, February 4, 1931, p. 130
  50. [+]
    Middlebrowbeating (2 Reviews)
    Gerald Sykes
    Two, by Gertrude Stein
    1. Two by Gertrude Stein
    2. Gertrude Stein: A Biography of Her Work by Donald Sutherland
    The New Republic, February 18, 1952, p. 19
  51. [+]
    Modernism (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    The Waves, by Virginia Woolf
    1. The Waves by Virginia Woolf
    The Nation, December 16, 1931, p. 674
  52. [+]
    The New Books (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    Twelve Secrets of the Caucasus, by Mohammed Essad-Bey
    1. Twelve Secrets of the Caucasus by Mohammed Essad-Bey
    The Bookman, December 1931, p. 461
  53. Reviews and Departments
    [+]
    The New Books (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    I Went to Russia, by Liam O'Flaherty
    1. I Went to Russia by Liam O'Flaherty
    The Bookman, November 1931, p. 320
  54. [+]
    The New Books (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    History of Italian Literature, by Francesco de Sanctis
    1. History of Italian Literature by Francesco de Sanctis
    The Bookman, March 1932, p. 678
  55. The Nice American (1951)
    Gerald Sykes
    8 Reviews, 1 Readable
  56. [+]
    One-Man Show (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    Opium, by Jean Cocteau
    1. Opium by Jean Cocteau
    The Nation, October 19, 1932, p. 370
  57. [+]
    A "Partisan" Opinion (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    A View of My Own, by Elizabeth Hardwick
    1. A View of My Own by Elizabeth Hardwick
    The Saturday Review, September 22, 1962, p. 38
  58. [+]
    The Poetry of Unfeeling (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    American Earth, by Erskine Caldwell
    1. American Earth by Erskine Caldwell
    The Nation, October 21, 1931, p. 436
  59. [+]
    A Varied Shelf (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    Procession of the Gods, by Gaius Glenn. Atkins
    1. Procession of the Gods by Gaius Glenn. Atkins
    The Bookman, December 1930, p. 448
  60. [+]
    Fiction (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    Bridal Pond, by Zona Gale
    1. Bridal Pond by Zona Gale
    The Bookman, November 1930, p. 303
  61. [+]
    Fiction (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    Tales Told by Simpson, by May Sinclair
    1. Tales Told by Simpson by May Sinclair
    The Bookman, October 1930, p. 173
  62. [+]
    Fiction (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    According to Thomas, by Ivan Nazhivin
    1. According to Thomas by Ivan Nazhivin
    The Bookman, April 1931, p. 193
  63. [+]
    Fiction (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    Don Juan, by Joseph Delteil
    1. Don Juan by Joseph Delteil
    The Bookman, July 1931, p. 531
  64. [+]
    Fiction (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    The Last Days of Shylock, by Ludwig Lewisohn
    1. The Last Days of Shylock by Ludwig Lewisohn
    The Bookman, March 1931, p. 81
  65. [+]
    Novels and Short Stories (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    Susan Spray, by Sheila Kaye-Smith
    1. Susan Spray by Sheila Kaye-Smith
    The Bookman, November 1931, p. 341
  66. [+]
    The New Books (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    Passion: Six Literary Marriages, by Robert Neumann
    1. Passion: Six Literary Marriages by Robert Neumann
    The Bookman, April 1932, p. 95
  67. [+]
    The Man of Order (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    Desire, by Jean Fayard
    1. Desire by Jean Fayard
    The New Republic, October 26, 1932, p. 301
  68. [+]
    The Road to Poujade (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    A Frenchman Examines His Conscience, by Jules Romains
    1. A Frenchman Examines His Conscience by Jules Romains
    The Nation, February 18, 1956, p. 144
  69. [+]
    Russian Soda Water (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    The Dogs, by Ivan Nazhivin
    1. The Dogs by Ivan Nazhivin
    The Nation, June 10, 1931, p. 643
  70. [+]
    Rx: Courage (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    Laugh and Lie Down, by Robert Cantwell
    1. Laugh and Lie Down by Robert Cantwell
    The Nation, January 6, 1932, p. 23
  71. [+]
    A Shy Communicant (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    The Life of Dostoevsky, by Edward Hallett Carr
    1. The Life of Dostoevsky by Edward Hallett Carr
    The New Republic, February 3, 1932, p. 329
  72. [+]
    The Sins of a Critic (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    Two Symphonies, by Andre Gide
    1. Two Symphonies by Andre Gide
    The Nation, September 9, 1931, p. 260
  73. [+]
    The Sky Is Blue (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    The Death and Rebirth of Psychology, by Ira Progoff
    1. The Death and Rebirth of Psychology by Ira Progoff
    The Nation, February 9, 1957, p. 123
  74. [+]
    Slants on Society and the Arts (6 Reviews)
    Gerald Sykes
    Anatomy of the Future, by Roderick Seidenberg
    1. Anatomy of the Future by Roderick Seidenberg
    2. Toward a Reasonable Society by C.E. Ayres
    3. The Quest for Paradise by Charles L. Sanford
    4. Reason and the Imagination by Joseph Anthony Mazzeo
    5. The Shape of Time by George Kubler
    6. The Liberties of Wit by Robert E. Lane
    The Saturday Review, June 23, 1962, pp. 46-47
  75. [+]
    Stendhal, Advance Guard (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    Memoirs of Egotism, by Stendhal and Matthew Josephson
    1. Memoirs of Egotism by Stendhal and Matthew Josephson
    The Nation, March 4, 1950, pp. 210-211
  76. [+]
    Sunday Paper (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    The Family Circle, by Andre Maurois
    1. The Family Circle by Andre Maurois
    The Nation, September 28, 1932, p. 286
  77. [+]
    Too Good to Be Smart (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    Wedding Day and Other Stories, by Kay Boyle
    1. Wedding Day and Other Stories by Kay Boyle
    The Nation, December 24, 1930, p. 711
  78. [+]
    Unashamed to Preach (2 Reviews)
    Gerald Sykes
    Saint-Saturnin, by Jean Schlumberger
    1. Saint-Saturnin by Jean Schlumberger
    2. Night Flight by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
    The New Republic, August 17, 1932, p. 25
  79. [+]
    A Varied Shelf (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    Pioneers of Christian Thought, by Frederick D. Kershner
    1. Pioneers of Christian Thought by Frederick D. Kershner
    The Bookman, November 1930, p. 332
  80. [+]
    A Varied Shelf (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    Pyramid and Temple, by Julius Meier-Graefe
    1. Pyramid and Temple by Julius Meier-Graefe
    The Bookman, October 1930, p. 199
  81. [+]
    A Varied Shelf (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    Confucius and Confucianism, by Richard Wilhelm
    1. Confucius and Confucianism by Richard Wilhelm
    The Bookman, August 1931, p. 656
  82. [+]
    A Varied Shelf (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    The Second Twenty Years at Hull-House, by Jane Addams
    1. The Second Twenty Years at Hull-House by Jane Addams
    The Bookman, February 1931, p. 659
  83. [+]
    A Varied Shelf (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    American Types, by James Oppenheim
    1. American Types by James Oppenheim
    The Bookman, July 1931, p. 543
  84. [+]
    Walter de la Mare (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    On the Edge, by Walter de la Mare
    1. On the Edge by Walter de la Mare
    The Nation, April 1, 1931, p. 356
  85. [+]
    Welcome the Counterfeit (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    A Night in Kurdistan, by Jean Richard Bloch
    1. A Night in Kurdistan by Jean Richard Bloch
    The Nation, February 18, 1931, p. 192
  86. Books and the Arts
    The Writer Fights Back
    Gerald Sykes
    The Nation, January 25, 1958, p. 80
  87. [+]
    A Writer's Preparation (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    Two Years, by Liam O'Flaherty
    1. Two Years by Liam O'Flaherty
    The Nation, October 22, 1930, p. 448
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