December 1930 Issue, THE BOOKMAN

- The Revival of the Poet of Hope
  G.R. Elliott
  , pp. 341-349
- The Future of the Novel
  V. Sackville-West
  , pp. 350-351
- The Writers of California
  Carey McWilliams
  , pp. 352-359
- Mind's Eye Trouble
  Robert Benchley
  , pp. 360-363
- Ford Madox Ford---A Neglected Contemporary
  Granville Hicks
  , pp. 364-370
- Our Ancestors and Their Book Business
  Dorothea Lawrance Mann
  , pp. 371-374
- James Joyce in Trieste
  Silvio Benco
  , pp. 375-380
- Volume One, Number One
  Elmer Ellsworth, Jr.
  , pp. 381-392
- Mila and the Birds
  Laura Benet
  , pp. 393-395
- The Language of Lobster Alley
  Hiram Motherwell
  , pp. 396-399
- Education by Desultory Reading
  Virginia Moore
  , pp. 400-403
- A Note On Hans Carossa
  Edwin Muir
  , pp. 404-408
- The Theatre
  Francis Fergusson
  , pp. 409-412
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  Fiction (15 Reviews) , p. 413
  1. [+]
    Review Staying with Relations, by Rose Macaulay (Review)
    Odell Shepard
    , p. 413
    1. Staying with Relations by Rose Macaulay
  2. [+]
    Review The Village Book, by Henry Williamson (Review)
    George Dangerfield
    , p. 414
    1. The Village Book by Henry Williamson
  3. [+]
    Review A Woman with White Eyes, by Mary Borden (Review)
    Joe Lee Davis
    , p. 415
    1. A Woman with White Eyes by Mary Borden
  4. [+]
    Review Success, by Lion Feuchtwanger (Review)
    Frederick Dupee
    , p. 416
    1. Success by Lion Feuchtwanger
  5. [+]
    Review Ambition, by Bernhard Guttmann (Review) , p. 417
    1. Ambition by Bernhard Guttmann
  6. [+]
    Review The Big Barn, by Walter D. Edmonds (Review)
    Fred T. Marsh
    , p. 417
    1. The Big Barn by Walter D. Edmonds
  7. [+]
    Review Burnt Offering, by Jeanne Galzy (Review)
    Justin O'Brien
    , p. 418
    1. Burnt Offering by Jeanne Galzy
  8. [+]
    Review Pied Piper, by Daphne Muir (Review)
    Myra M. Waterman
    , p. 418
    1. Pied Piper by Daphne Muir
  9. [+]
    Review Wind from the West, by Pamela Hinkson (Review)
    Leslie Ault
    , p. 419
    1. Wind from the West by Pamela Hinkson
  10. [+]
    Review Glass Mountain, by Joseph Warren Beach (Review)
    William J. Fadiman
    , p. 419
    1. Glass Mountain by Joseph Warren Beach
  11. [+]
    Review The Water Gipsies, by A.P. Herbert (Review)
    Esther Forbes
    , p. 420
    1. The Water Gipsies by A.P. Herbert
  12. [+]
    Review They Thought They Could Buy It, by Dorothy Wal... (Review)
    Eudora Ramsay Richardson
    , p. 420
    1. They Thought They Could Buy It by Dorothy Walworth Carman
  13. [+]
    Review Women and Monks, by Joseph F. Kallinikov (Review)
    R.P. Blackmur
    , p. 421
    1. Women and Monks by Joseph F. Kallinikov
  14. [+]
    Review Philippa, by Anne Douglas Sedgwick (Review)
    Ruth Frisbie Moore
    , p. 421
    1. Philippa by Anne Douglas Sedgwick
  15. [+]
    Review The Waters Under the Earth, by Martha Ostenso (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    , p. 422
    1. The Waters Under the Earth by Martha Ostenso
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  Biography (11 Reviews) , p. 423
  1. [+]
    Review Mary Baker Eddy: A Life Size Portrait, by Lyma... (2 Reviews)
    Gerald Sykes
    , p. 423
    1. Mary Baker Eddy: A Life Size Portrait by Lyman P. Powell
    2. According to the Flesh by Fleta Campbell Springer
  2. [+]
    Review A Roving Commission: My Early Life, by Winston... (Review)
    Foster Rhea Dulles
    , p. 424
    1. A Roving Commission: My Early Life by Winston Churchill
  3. [+]
    Review Pepys: His Life and Character, by John Drinkwater (Review)
    Margaret Wallace
    , p. 424
    1. Pepys: His Life and Character by John Drinkwater
  4. [+]
    Review Jeb Stuart, by John W. Thomason, Jr. (Review)
    Henry Morton Robinson
    , p. 425
    1. Jeb Stuart by John W. Thomason, Jr.
  5. [+]
    Review Henry White: Thirty Years of American Diplomac... (Review)
    John Carter
    , p. 425
    1. Henry White: Thirty Years of American Diplomacy by Allan Nevins
  6. [+]
    Review George Washington: Commander-in-Chief, by Thom... (Review)
    Hoffman Nickerson
    , p. 426
    1. George Washington: Commander-in-Chief by Thomas G. Frothingham
  7. [+]
    Review Scott and His Circle, by Donald Carswell (Review)
    Fred T. Marsh
    , p. 427
    1. Scott and His Circle by Donald Carswell
  8. [+]
    Review Whistler, by James Laver (Review) , p. 428
    1. Whistler by James Laver
  9. [+]
    Review Whistler the Friend, by Elizabeth Robins Pennell (Review)
    Betty Drury
    , p. 428
    1. Whistler the Friend by Elizabeth Robins Pennell
  10. [+]
    Review Jefferson Davis: Political Soldier, by Elisabe... (Review)
    Don C. Seitz
    , p. 429
    1. Jefferson Davis: Political Soldier by Elisabeth Cutting
  11. [+]
    Review The Journal of My Other Self, by Rainer Maria ... (Review)
    Coley Taylor
    , pp. 429-430
    1. The Journal of My Other Self by Rainer Maria Rilke
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  Essays and Criticism (7 Reviews) , pp. 431-432
  1. [+]
    Review Contemporary American Philosophy, by George P.... (Review)
    Robert Shafer
    , pp. 431-432
    1. Contemporary American Philosophy by George P. Adams and William Pepperell Montague, ...
  2. [+]
    Review Revolt in the Arts, by Oliver M. Sayler (Review) , pp. 433-434
    1. Revolt in the Arts by Oliver M. Sayler
  3. [+]
    Review Four Contemporary Novelists, by Wilbur L. Cross (Review)
    Alan Reynolds Thompson
    , p. 435
    1. Four Contemporary Novelists by Wilbur L. Cross
  4. [+]
    Review The Resurrection of Rome, by G.K. Chesterton (Review) , p. 436
    1. The Resurrection of Rome by G.K. Chesterton
  5. [+]
    Review Five Masters, by Joseph Wood Krutch (Review)
    Justin O'Brien
    , p. 436
    1. Five Masters by Joseph Wood Krutch
  6. [+]
    Review Willa Cather, by Rene Rapin (Review)
    Francis Fergusson
    , p. 437
    1. Willa Cather by Rene Rapin
  7. [+]
    Review The Puritan Mind, by Herbert W. Schneider (Review)
    John K. Snyder
    , p. 438
    1. The Puritan Mind by Herbert W. Schneider
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  A Varied Shelf (18 Reviews) , p. 439
  1. [+]
    Review The Conquest of Happiness, by Bertrand Russell (Review)
    Alan Burton Clarke
    , p. 439
    1. The Conquest of Happiness by Bertrand Russell
  2. [+]
    Review The Paris Commune, by Edward S. Mason (Review)
    Frederick Dupee
    , p. 439
    1. The Paris Commune by Edward S. Mason
  3. [+]
    Review The Human Face, by Max Picard (Review)
    George Dangerfield
    , p. 440
    1. The Human Face by Max Picard
  4. [+]
    Review Madame de Stael and the United States, by Rich... (Review)
    Justin O'Brien
    , p. 441
    1. Madame de Stael and the United States by Richmond L. Hawkins
  5. [+]
    Review Three Titans, by Emil Ludwig (Review)
    Olga Katzin
    , p. 441
    1. Three Titans by Emil Ludwig
  6. [+]
    Review Horace Walpole's England as His Letters Pictur... (Review)
    Harry Salpeter
    , p. 442
    1. Horace Walpole's England as His Letters Picture It by Alfred Bishop Mason and Horace Walpole
  7. [+]
    Review Realism in Romantic Japan, by Miriam Beard (Review)
    Louis Rich
    , p. 443
    1. Realism in Romantic Japan by Miriam Beard
  8. [+]
    Review Letters from Armageddon, by Amy Gordon Grant (Review) , p. 443
    1. Letters from Armageddon by Amy Gordon Grant
  9. [+]
    Review Homes of the Cavaliers, by Katherine Scarborough (Review)
    Margaret Wallace
    , p. 443
    1. Homes of the Cavaliers by Katherine Scarborough
  10. [+]
    Review Personal Reminiscences in India and Europe, 18... (Review)
    Fred T. Marsh
    , p. 444
    1. Personal Reminiscences in India and Europe, 1830-1888 by Augusta Becher and H.G. Rawlinson
  11. [+]
    Review When Ships Were Ships and Not Tin Pots, by Wil... (Review)
    William J. Fadiman
    , p. 444
    1. When Ships Were Ships and Not Tin Pots by William Morris Barnes and Hilda Renbold Wartman, ...
  12. [+]
    Review New Empires, by Karl A. Bickel (Review)
    Don C. Seitz
    , p. 445
    1. New Empires by Karl A. Bickel
  13. [+]
    Review Mystic Will, by Howard H. Brinton (Review)
    Austin Warren
    , p. 445
    1. Mystic Will by Howard H. Brinton
  14. [+]
    Review On the Old West Coast, by Lanier Bartlett and ... (Review)
    Robert L. Roe
    , p. 446
    1. On the Old West Coast by Lanier Bartlett and Horace Bell
  15. [+]
    Review Upstage: The American Theatre in Performance, ... (Review)
    Francis Fergusson
    , p. 446
    1. Upstage: The American Theatre in Performance by John Mason Brown
  16. [+]
    Review Tin Pan Alley, by Isaac Goldberg (Review)
    Eugene Armfield
    , p. 447
    1. Tin Pan Alley by Isaac Goldberg
  17. [+]
    Review A Study of Rare Books, by Nolie Mumey (Review)
    George H. Sargent
    , p. 447
    1. A Study of Rare Books by Nolie Mumey
  18. [+]
    Review Procession of the Gods, by Gaius Glenn. Atkins (Review)
    Gerald Sykes
    , p. 448
    1. Procession of the Gods by Gaius Glenn. Atkins
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  Fledging Fiction (10 Reviews)
  Guy Holt
  , pp. 449-451
  Winter Harvest
  1. Midsummernight by Carl Wilhelmson
  2. The Rector's Daughter by F.M. Mayor
  3. Other Man's Saucer by Keith Winter
  4. Through-Traffic by Russell W. Davenport
  5. By Reason of Strength by Gerald W. Johnson
  6. Gospel Four Corners by Frances Gilchrist Wood
  7. A River Goes with Heaven by Howell Vines
  8. Via Manhattan by Hawthorne Hurst
  9. Rebecca the Wise by Josef Israels
  10. Acres of Sky by Charles Morrow Wilson
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