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December 31, 1949 Issue - 49 Articles- Trade Winds
Bennett Cerf
, pp. 3-4 - The Literary Summing-Up
Karl Schriftgiesser
, pp. 5-7 -
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Literary Sampler (6 Reviews) , pp. 8-9 Excerpts and Jottings from Some of the New Books
- Peace on Earth by Robert E. Sherwood
- Mary by Sholem Asch
- The Ohio by R.E. Banta
- Everywhere I Roam by Ben Lucien Burman
- The Treasure of Naples by Giuseppe Marotta
- Eight April Days by Scott Hart
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Creation of Character and Story (Review) Arthur Miller
, p. 10 The Human Nature of Playwriting, by Samson Raphaelson
- The Human Nature of Playwriting by Samson Raphaelson
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Drama on the Carpet (Review) Richard Watts, Jr.
, p. 11 The Theatre Book of the Year, 1948-1949, by George Jean Nathan
- The Theatre Book of the Year, 1948-1949 by George Jean Nathan
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A Star on the Road (Review) Russell Rhodes
, p. 11 A Woman of Parts, by Sarah Truax
- A Woman of Parts by Sarah Truax
- Literary Crypt, p. 12
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Sixteenth-Century Muscovy (Review) D. Fedotoff White
, p. 12 Ivan the Terrible, by Hans von Eckardt
- Ivan the Terrible by Hans von Eckardt
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Teach Yourself History, Continued (6 Reviews) Geoffrey Bruun
, p. 13 Pericles and Athens, by A.R. Burn
- Pericles and Athens by A.R. Burn
- Constantine and the Conversion of Europe by A.H.M. Jones
- Raleigh and the British Empire by David B. Quinn
- Warren Hastings and British India by Penderel Moon
- Thomas Jefferson and American Democracy by Max Beloff
- Abraham Lincoln and the United States by K.C. Wheare
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Britain from the Eolithic to Attlee (Review) Crane Brinton
, p. 14 A History of England, by Goldwin Albert Smith
- A History of England by Goldwin Albert Smith
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Life According to the Prophet Smith (Review) Dale L. Morgan
, p. 15 The Peaceable Kingdom, by Ardyth Kennelly
- The Peaceable Kingdom by Ardyth Kennelly
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Son-Hunt (Review) Evelyn Eaton
, p. 16 Little Boy Lost, by Marghanita Laski
- Little Boy Lost by Marghanita Laski
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Magic in Devonshire (Review) Josephine Lawrence
, p. 16 Gentian Hill, by Elizabeth Goudge
- Gentian Hill by Elizabeth Goudge
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Fiction Notes (Review) Edmund Fuller
, p. 17 The Storm and the Silence, by David Harry Walker
- The Storm and the Silence by David Harry Walker
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Of Men and Taxes (2 Reviews) Dale L. Morgan
, pp. 17-18 American Heartwood, by Donald Culross Peattie
- American Heartwood by Donald Culross Peattie
- Desperate Men by James D. Horan
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The Journal of the Confederacy (Review) Alfred Hoyt Bill
, p. 19 A Diary from Dixie, by Mary Boykin Chesnut and Ben Ames Williams
- A Diary from Dixie by Mary Boykin Chesnut and Ben Ames Williams
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Americana Notes (9 Reviews) , p. 19 The Robert E. Lee Reader, by Stanley F. Horn
- The Robert E. Lee Reader by Stanley F. Horn
- Oklahoma: Foot-Loose and Fancy-Free by Angie Debo
- The Shirley Letters from the California Mines, 1851-1852 by Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe and Carl I. Wheat
- The Earth Brought Forth by Merrill E. Jarchow
- A Bibliography of Kentucky History by J. Winston Coleman, Jr.
- Horses and Heroes by Frazier Hunt and Robert Hunt
- Letters of Robert Mackay to His Wife by Walter Charlton Hartridge and Robert MacKay #3, ...
- Empire Oil by John P. Herrick
- The Will of Benjamin Franklin, 1757 by Benjamin Franklin
- Most Deserving Murders of 1949
Judge Lynch
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The World in 365 Days (Review) John T. Winterich
, p. 21 Year 1949, by Baldwin H. Ward
- Year 1949 by Baldwin H. Ward
- Editorial, p. 22
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 23-24
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Judgment in a Tight Little World (Review) Cecil Smith
, p. 25 Music in the Nation, by Bernard H. Haggin
- Music in the Nation by Bernard H. Haggin
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The Musical Bookshelf (6 Reviews) Roland Gelatt
, p. 25 Schoenberg and His School, by Rene Leibowitz
- Schoenberg and His School by Rene Leibowitz
- Music Since 1900 by Nicolas Slonimsky
- Bach by Eva Mary Grew and Sidney Grew
- Brahms by Peter Latham
- The Well-Tempered Accompanist by Coenraad V. Bos and Ashley Pettis
- Kurt Palen's Music of the World by Kurt Pahlen
- Literary I.Q., pp. 26-27
- Seeing Things
John Mason Brown
, pp. 28-29 -
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Drama Notes (8 Reviews) Rochelle Girson
, pp. 30-31 Three Plays, by Jean-Paul Sartre
- Three Plays by Jean-Paul Sartre
- Life With Mother by Clarence Day
- A Guide to Theatre Reading by Roy Stallings and Paul Myers
- The Big Knife by Clifford Odets
- The Best One-Act Plays of 1948-1949 by Margaret Mayorga
- The Madwoman of Chaillot by Jean Giraudoux
- Theatre World: Season 1948-49 by Daniel Blum
- Eastward in Eden by Dorothy Gardner
Fiction
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--- by John Cournos (Review) , p. 32 - The Mating Season by P.G. Wodehouse
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Review One on the House, by Mary Lasswell (Review) Ann F. Wolfe
, p. 32 - One on the House by Mary Lasswell
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Review The Dusty Godmother, by Michael Foster (Review) Pamela Taylor
, p. 32 - The Dusty Godmother by Michael Foster
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Review Miss Pettinger's Niece, by Dorothy Erskine (Review) Catherine Meredith Brown
, pp. 32-33 - Miss Pettinger's Niece by Dorothy Erskine
- New Editions
Ben Ray Redman
, p. 34 - The Phoenix Nest
William Rose Benet
, p. 35 - Booked for Travel
Horace Sutton
, p. 36 Clouds on the Wild Blue Yonder
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Travelers' Tales (2 Reviews) , p. 37 The Condor and the Cows, by Christopher Isherwood
- The Condor and the Cows by Christopher Isherwood
- Frenchmen, Desire, Good Children, and Other Streets of New Orleans by John Churchill Chase
- The Film Forum
Cecile Starr
, pp. 38-39 - Double-Crostic No. 823, p. 40
SRL/Recordings Section
- Impressions
Irving Kolodin
, pp. 41-42 - Lost in the Stars of Broadway
Harold Clurman
, pp. 43-44 - Best of the Year---1949, p. 45
- Looking Backwards
C.G. Burke
, pp. 46-47 - Reviews
Irving Kolodin
, pp. 48-49 - Recordings Reports on Classical Releases, pp. 50-51
- Hits and Misses
Wilder Hobson
, p. 52 - Recordings for The Young
Charles Leonhard
, p. 53 - Some Highs and Lows
Edward Tatnall Canby
, p. 54 - The Other Side
Thomas Heinitz and Roland Gelatt
, pp. 55-56 - Recordings Reports on Popular Releases, p. 57
- Letters to the Recordings Editor, pp. 58-60
- Cover Photo of Eleanor Roosevelt
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