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Spring 1942 • Vol. IV No. 2 • Book Reviews |

Souvenirs and Experiments

By Philip Rahv

New Directions in Prose and Poetry, 1941. Edited by James Laughlin. New Directions. $3.50

 

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Modernizing James

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Henry James: The Major Phase by F. O. Matthiessen. Oxford. $2.50.  Already have an account? Log in Join KR for even more to read. Sign up for a free account […]

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Lost Illusions

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Arrival And Departure by Arthur Koestler. Macmillan. $2.00. This novel is more the product of the exasperated political sensibility than of consistent political thought. It is a brilliant piece of […]

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