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  1. [+]
    Advice to Authors (Review)
    The Story Writer, by Edith Ronald Mirrielees
    1. The Story Writer by Edith Ronald Mirrielees
    The Saturday Review, March 11, 1939, p. 12
  2. All Around the Town
    The Atlantic Monthly, April 1940, pp. 520-526
  3. All Night Long
    The New Republic, February 7, 1923, p. 276
  4. America (1944)
    6 Reviews, 3 Readable
  5. Architects
    The New Republic, April 22, 1925, p. 230
  6. [+]
    Avenger in a Cape (Review)
    The World Is Mine, by William J. Blake
    1. The World Is Mine by William J. Blake
    The Saturday Review, August 6, 1938, p. 10
  7. [+]
    Awake and Sing (Review)
    The Creative Adult, by Hughes Mearns
    1. The Creative Adult by Hughes Mearns
    The Saturday Review, January 20, 1940, p. 12
  8. Azrael's Bar
    The Bookman, February 1921, p. 486
  9. [+]
    Back of the Lines (Review)
    A Rebel War Clerk's Diary, by John B. Jones and Howard Swiggett
    1. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary by John B. Jones and Howard Swiggett
    The Saturday Review, June 22, 1935, p. 16
  10. Bad Dream
    The New Republic, October 30, 1929, p. 294
  11. Bad Dream
    The New Republic, November 22, 1954, p. 41
  12. The Ballad of Marco Polo
    The Atlantic Monthly, August 1939, pp. 191-193
  13. The Ballad of the Duke's Mercy
    The Atlantic Monthly, February 1939, pp. 169-174
  14. The Ballad of William Sycamore
    The New Republic, November 8, 1922, p. 279
  15. Ballads and Poems, 1915-1930 (1931)
    3 Reviews, 2 Readable
  16. The Barefoot Saint
    The Saturday Review, April 20, 1929, pp. 906-907
  17. The Beginning of Wisdom (1921)
    1 Review, 1 Readable
  18. The Beginning of Wisdom
    The Bookman, October 1921, pp. 135-140
  19. The Beginning of Wisdom: I
    The Bookman, August 1921, pp. 498-503
  20. The Beginning of Wisdom: II
    The Bookman, September 1921, pp. 24-30
  21. [+]
    Behind the Lines in Wartime Richmond (Review)
    Bugles Blow No More, by Clifford Dowdey
    1. Bugles Blow No More by Clifford Dowdey
    The Saturday Review, May 15, 1937, p. 6
  22. [+]
    Between Waking and Dreaming (Review)
    The Wind Blows Over, by Walter de la Mare
    1. The Wind Blows Over by Walter de la Mare
    The Saturday Review, November 7, 1936, p. 11
  23. Bigger and Better Murders
    The Bookman, May 1926, pp. 291-296
  24. [+]
    Biography (Review)
    The Incredible Marquis: Alexander Dumas, by Herbert Gorman
    1. The Incredible Marquis: Alexander Dumas by Herbert Gorman
    The Bookman, November 1929, p. 326
  25. The Bishop's Beggar
    The Saturday Evening Post, March 1985, pp. 68-83
  26. Blossom and Fruit
    A Story
    The Harpers Monthly, November 1928, pp. 713-720
  27. A Book of Americans (1933)
    2 Reviews, 1 Readable
  28. [+]
    The Book of the Month (Review)
    The Life and Letters of Emily Dickinson, by Martha Dickinson Bianchi and Emily Dickinson
    1. The Life and Letters of Emily Dickinson by Martha Dickinson Bianchi and Emily Dickinson
    The Bookman, August 1924, pp. 732-735
  29. The Bowling Green
    Archimedes' Last Foray
    The Saturday Review, June 19, 1926, p. 871
  30. [+]
    Breaking the Codes (Review)
    Secret and Urgent, by Fletcher Pratt
    1. Secret and Urgent by Fletcher Pratt
    The Saturday Review, April 1, 1939, p. 11
  31. Burning City (1936)
    4 Reviews, 3 Readable
  32. The Captives
    The Atlantic Monthly, February 1941, pp. 177-184
  33. [+]
    Chicago's Danny O'Neill (Review)
    Father and Son, by James T. Farrell
    1. Father and Son by James T. Farrell
    The Saturday Review, October 12, 1940, p. 9
  34. A Child Is Born
    The Saturday Review, December 26, 1942, pp. 7-9
  35. [+]
    Circus Boy (Review)
    Chad Hanna, by Walter D. Edmonds
    1. Chad Hanna by Walter D. Edmonds
    The Saturday Review, April 13, 1940, p. 7
  36. [+]
    A Civil War Journal (Review)
    'Ware Sherman, by Joseph Le Conte
    1. 'Ware Sherman by Joseph Le Conte
    The Saturday Review, February 12, 1938, p. 10
  37. [+]
    Colonial Lost Lady (Review)
    The General's Lady, by Esther Forbes
    1. The General's Lady by Esther Forbes
    The Saturday Review, September 24, 1938, p. 10
  38. Complaint of the Body, the Ass, Against His Rider, the Soul
    The Saturday Review, April 4, 1936, p. 10
  39. [+]
    A Converted Yankee (Review)
    A Sea Island Lady, by Francis Griswold
    1. A Sea Island Lady by Francis Griswold
    The Saturday Review, November 4, 1939, p. 13
  40. A Death in the Country
    A Story
    The Harpers Monthly, March 1932, pp. 427-439
  41. The Devil and Daniel Webster (1938)
    1 Review, 1 Readable
  42. Difference
    The New Republic, June 15, 1921, p. 77
  43. [+]
    Distinctive Work (2 Reviews)
    Nobodaddy, by Archibald MacLeish
    1. Nobodaddy by Archibald MacLeish
    2. The Pot of Earth by Archibald MacLeish
    The Saturday Review, July 17, 1926, p. 934
  44. Doc Mellhorn And The Pearly Gates
    The Saturday Evening Post, January 1974, pp. 54-56
  45. [+]
    Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Review)
    Period Piece, by Jenny Ballou
    1. Period Piece by Jenny Ballou
    The Saturday Review, February 3, 1940, pp. 10-11
  46. [+]
    Fantastic Truth (Review)
    Lost Buffalo, and Other Poems, by Leonard Bacon
    1. Lost Buffalo, and Other Poems by Leonard Bacon
    The Saturday Review, August 9, 1930, p. 36
  47. [+]
    A Fast Moving Tale (Review)
    Trumpets at Dawn, by Cyril Harris
    1. Trumpets at Dawn by Cyril Harris
    The Saturday Review, August 27, 1938, p. 5
  48. [+]
    First Aid to Authors (Review)
    This Trade of Writing, by Edward Weeks
    1. This Trade of Writing by Edward Weeks
    The Saturday Review, December 7, 1935, p. 10
  49. [+]
    First Family (Review)
    Stratford Hall, The Great House of the Lees, by Ethel Armes
    1. Stratford Hall, The Great House of the Lees by Ethel Armes
    The Saturday Review, December 11, 1937, p. 18
  50. [+]
    Fitzgerald's Unfinished Symphony (Review)
    The Last Tycoon, by F. Scott Fitzgerald
    1. The Last Tycoon by F. Scott Fitzgerald
    The Saturday Review, December 6, 1941, p. 10
  51. Five Men and Pompey (1915)
    2 Reviews, 1 Readable
  52. [+]
    Flem Snopes and His Kin (Review)
    The Hamlet, by William Faulkner
    1. The Hamlet by William Faulkner
    The Saturday Review, April 6, 1940, p. 7
  53. The Human Interest Detective Story
    Floor, Please
    Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July 1949, pp. 71-80
  54. [+]
    Frost at Sixty-Seven (Review)
    A Witness Tree, by Robert Frost
    1. A Witness Tree by Robert Frost
    The Saturday Review, April 25, 1942, p. 7
  55. The Funeral of John Bixby
    Munsey's Magazine, July 1920, pp. 382-384
  56. [+]
    Georgia Marches Through (Review)
    Gone with the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell
    1. Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
    The Saturday Review, July 4, 1936, p. 5
  57. Girl Child
    The Atlantic Monthly, November 1935, p. 600
  58. The Golden Corpse
    The Saturday Review, May 2, 1925, p. 721
  59. [+]
    Hard up for Material (Review)
    The Best British Short Stories of 1939, by Edward J. O'Brien
    1. The Best British Short Stories of 1939 by Edward J. O'Brien
    The Saturday Review, October 14, 1939, pp. 24-27
  60. Heavens and Earth (1920)
    A Book of Poems
    1 Review
  61. The Hemp: A Virginia Legend
    The Century Magazine, January 1916, pp. 342-349
  62. Henry and the Golden Mine, Part I
    The Saturday Evening Post, July 1984, pp. 46-50
  63. Henry and the Golden Mine, Part II
    The Saturday Evening Post, September 1984, pp. 32-39
  64. [+]
    High Achievement (Review)
    Conquistador, by Archibald MacLeish
    1. Conquistador by Archibald MacLeish
    The Saturday Review, April 2, 1932, p. 629
  65. [+]
    High Adventure (Review)
    The Red Gods Call, by C.E. Scoggins
    1. The Red Gods Call by C.E. Scoggins
    The Saturday Review, June 5, 1926, p. 838
  66. [+]
    History in a PT Boat (Review)
    They Were Expendable, by William L. White
    1. They Were Expendable by William L. White
    The Saturday Review, September 12, 1942, p. 5
  67. [+]
    The Human Element in War (Review)
    The Road to Richmond, by Abner R. Small and Harold Adams Small
    1. The Road to Richmond by Abner R. Small and Harold Adams Small
    The Saturday Review, May 27, 1939, p. 10
  68. An Immoral Song
    The New Republic, May 11, 1921, p. 325
  69. Invocation
    The Saturday Review, June 11, 1927, p. 891
  70. Invocation
    The Saturday Review, August 5, 1944, pp. 110-111
  71. Is the Costume Drama Dead?
    The Bookman, December 1924, pp. 481-484
  72. The Island and the Fire
    The Saturday Review, October 11, 1930, p. 195
  73. [+]
    Israel's Last Stand (Review)
    Festival at Meron, by Harry Sackler
    1. Festival at Meron by Harry Sackler
    The Saturday Review, October 5, 1935, p. 8
  74. James Shore's Daughter (1934)
    3 Reviews, 2 Readable
  75. [+]
    The Jaw Bone of the Lion (Review)
    God's Angry Man, by Leonard Ehrlich
    1. God's Angry Man by Leonard Ehrlich
    The Saturday Review, October 29, 1932, p. 205
  76. Jean Huguenot (1923)
    2 Reviews, 2 Readable
  77. John Brown's Body (1928)
    7 Reviews, 4 Readable
  78. Johnny Pye and the Fool-Killer (1938)
    3 Reviews, 1 Readable
  79. Classic Short Story
    Johnny Pye and the Fool-Killer
    Fantastic Science Fiction, May 1953, pp. 141-164
  80. Johnny Pye and the Fool-Killer
    The Saturday Evening Post, September 1987, pp. 34-41
  81. Johnny Pye and the Fool-Killer (Conclusion)
    The Saturday Evening Post, October 1987, pp. 42-45
  82. [+]
    Judas of the Union (Review)
    "Mr. Secretary", by Ben Ames Williams, Jr.
    1. "Mr. Secretary" by Ben Ames Williams, Jr.
    The Saturday Review, May 25, 1940, p. 16
  83. July
    The Bookman, July 1921, p. 396
  84. [+]
    Kentucky Magic (Review)
    Witch Perkins, by Evelyn Scott
    1. Witch Perkins by Evelyn Scott
    The Saturday Review, November 16, 1929, p. 394
  85. The Last Circle (1946)
    Short Stories and Poems
    2 Reviews, 1 Readable
  86. [+]
    The Light of Israel (Review)
    The Buried Candelabrum, by Stefan Zweig
    1. The Buried Candelabrum by Stefan Zweig
    The Saturday Review, October 16, 1937, pp. 22-23
  87. Litany for Dictatorships
    The Atlantic Monthly, September 1935, pp. 283-285
  88. Literary Treasure
    The Bookman, December 1925, pp. 471-475
  89. [+]
    The Lost Cause in Literature (Review)
    The South to Posterity, by Douglas Southall Freeman
    1. The South to Posterity by Douglas Southall Freeman
    The Saturday Review, November 25, 1939, p. 6
  90. The Lost Wife
    The New Republic, March 9, 1927, p. 66
  91. [+]
    The Making of Virginia (Review)
    Gamble's Hundred, by Clifford Dowdey
    1. Gamble's Hundred by Clifford Dowdey
    The Saturday Review, June 17, 1939, p. 7
  92. [+]
    Men of Destruction (Review)
    The Crowning of a King, by Arnold Zweig
    1. The Crowning of a King by Arnold Zweig
    The Saturday Review, May 21, 1938, p. 3
  93. The Minister's Books
    The Atlantic Monthly, August 1942, pp. 41-48
  94. The Mountain Whippoorwill
    The Century Magazine, March 1925, pp. 635-639
  95. [+]
    Mr. Train and Mr. Tutt (Review)
    My Day in Court, by Arthur Train
    1. My Day in Court by Arthur Train
    The Saturday Review, February 18, 1939, p. 5
  96. My Favorite Fiction Character
    The Bookman, February 1926, pp. 672-673
  97. [+]
    Napoleon's Happy Warrior (Review)
    Adventures of General Marbot, by Himself, by Jean Antoine Marcelin Marbot and John W. T...
    1. Adventures of General Marbot, by Himself by Jean Antoine Marcelin Marbot and John W. Thomason, Jr., ...
    The Saturday Review, October 19, 1935, p. 13
  98. Midwinter Book Section
    The Nation's Prize Poem for 1923
    King David
    The Nation, February 14, 1923, pp. 177-179
  99. [+]
    The Native Theater (Review)
    American Folk Plays, by Frederick H. Koch
    1. American Folk Plays by Frederick H. Koch
    The Saturday Review, July 1, 1939, p. 18
  100. [+]
    New England Lotus-Land (Review)
    Wickford Point, by John P. Marquand
    1. Wickford Point by John P. Marquand
    The Saturday Review, March 18, 1939, p. 5
  101. Nightmare at Noon (1940)
    1 Review
  102. [+]
    No Place Like Home (Review)
    The Street I Know, by Harold E. Stearns
    1. The Street I Know by Harold E. Stearns
    The Saturday Review, October 26, 1935, p. 7
  103. [+]
    A Novel about Botticelli (Review)
    Tuscan Spring, by James Cleugh
    1. Tuscan Spring by James Cleugh
    The Saturday Review, February 25, 1939, p. 12
  104. [+]
    A Novel of Character (Review)
    The Selbys, by Anne Green
    1. The Selbys by Anne Green
    The Saturday Review, May 3, 1930, p. 1009
  105. [+]
    O'Brien's Choice (Review)
    Fifty Best American Short Stories, 1915-1939, by Edward J. O'Brien
    1. Fifty Best American Short Stories, 1915-1939 by Edward J. O'Brien
    The Saturday Review, July 8, 1939, p. 5
  106. Ode to Walt Whitman
    The Saturday Review, May 4, 1935, pp. 7-9
  107. Oh, Tricksy April!
    The New Republic, April 26, 1922, p. 256
  108. [+]
    Out of Focus (Review)
    The Great Valley, by Mary Johnston
    1. The Great Valley by Mary Johnston
    The Saturday Review, May 15, 1926, p. 786
  109. To the People of France
    The Saturday Review, July 24, 1943, p. 10
  110. [+]
    A Pioneer Civil War Novel (Review)
    Miss Ravenel's Conversion from Secession to Loyalty, by John William De Forest
    1. Miss Ravenel's Conversion from Secession to Loyalty by John William De Forest
    The Saturday Review, October 28, 1939, p. 16
  111. Poems
    The Atlantic Monthly, October 1943, pp. 55-56
  112. The Poems of the Month
    The Bookman, December 1923, pp. 456-457
  113. The Poems of the Month
    The Bookman, November 1923, pp. 317-318
  114. Portrait of a Boy
    The Century Magazine, January 1917, p. 345
  115. [+]
    Portrait of a Stubborn Man (Review)
    James Longstreet, Lee's War Horse, by H.J. Eckenrode and Bryan Conrad
    1. James Longstreet, Lee's War Horse by H.J. Eckenrode and Bryan Conrad
    The Saturday Review, April 25, 1936, p. 11
  116. [+]
    A Preacher in the Fifties (Review)
    A Mighty Fortress, by LeGrand Cannon, Jr.
    1. A Mighty Fortress by LeGrand Cannon, Jr.
    The Saturday Review, June 5, 1937, p. 5
  117. [+]
    The Progress of Fairlie Wilson (2 Reviews)
    The Wilsons, by Christopher La Farge
    1. The Wilsons by Christopher La Farge
    2. Hilaire Belloc's Cautionary Verses by Hilaire Belloc
    The Saturday Review, September 13, 1941, p. 10
  118. Remarks from a Back Row Seat by an Amateur Propagandist
    The Atlantic Monthly, March 1944, p. 100
  119. Riddle
    The New Republic, May 6, 1925, p. 287
  120. [+]
    The Rise of Kirby Harron (Review)
    Sing for a Penny, by Clifford Dowdey
    1. Sing for a Penny by Clifford Dowdey
    The Saturday Review, May 17, 1941, p. 5
  121. Rivers of America (1943)
    1 Review
  122. Schooner's Class
    Eye opener at reunion
    Collier's Weekly, June 18, 1938, pp. 14-15
  123. [+]
    Seaman Who Survived (Review)
    Captain Marryat, and the Old Navy, by Christopher Lloyd
    1. Captain Marryat, and the Old Navy by Christopher Lloyd
    The Saturday Review, March 25, 1939, p. 18
  124. To See or Not to See
    The Bookman, November 1924, pp. 327-331
  125. To See or Not to See
    The Bookman, October 1924, pp. 210-212
  126. Selected Letters of Stephen Vincent Benet (1960)
    1 Review, 1 Readable
  127. The Selected Works of Stephen Vincent Benet (1942)
    4 Reviews, 1 Readable
  128. [+]
    A Self-Taught Trade (2 Reviews)
    Advice to Young Writers, from Two Recent Autobiographies
    1. The Summing Up by W. Somerset Maugham
    2. Something of Myself by Rudyard Kipling
    The Saturday Review, April 16, 1938, pp. 3-4
  129. [+]
    Sharing a Diary (Review)
    Two Soldiers, by Wirt Armistead Cate
    1. Two Soldiers by Wirt Armistead Cate
    The Saturday Review, April 30, 1938, p. 19
  130. [+]
    "Ship of Democracy" (Review)
    The Heritage of America, by Henry Steele Commager and Allan Nevins
    1. The Heritage of America by Henry Steele Commager and Allan Nevins
    The Saturday Review, September 30, 1939, p. 6
  131. The Sketch Book
    A Defense of Mrs. Anonymous
    The Bookman, October 1926, pp. 168-170
  132. Snowfall
    The New Republic, March 19, 1924, p. 98
  133. [+]
    Soldier with Burgoyne (Review)
    Sergeant Lamb's America, by Robert Graves
    1. Sergeant Lamb's America by Robert Graves
    The Saturday Review, November 2, 1940, p. 5
  134. Song
    The New Republic, September 18, 1929, p. 123
  135. Spanish Bayonet (1926)
    5 Reviews, 4 Readable
  136. Stephen Vincent Benet on Writing (1964)
  137. The Story About the Ant-Eater: A Story
    How Father Saved the Dinner
    The Century Magazine, October 1928, pp. 751-759
  138. [+]
    Supporting Cast in Acadia (Review)
    Quietly My Captain Waits, by Evelyn Eaton
    1. Quietly My Captain Waits by Evelyn Eaton
    The Saturday Review, June 15, 1940, p. 6
  139. Tales Before Midnight (1939)
    1 Review, 1 Readable
  140. There Were Giants in the Land (1942)
    Twent-Eight Historic Americans as Seen by Twenty-Eight Contemporary Americans
    1 Review
  141. They Burned the Books
    The Saturday Review, May 8, 1943, pp. 3-6
  142. Thirteen O'Clock (1937)
    Stories of Several Worlds
    4 Reviews, 3 Readable
  143. [+]
    Thomas Wolfe's Torrent of Recollection (Review)
    You Can't Go Home Again, by Thomas Wolfe
    1. You Can't Go Home Again by Thomas Wolfe
    The Saturday Review, September 21, 1940, p. 5
  144. Tiger Joy (1925)
    A Book of Poems
    8 Reviews, 6 Readable
  145. Time of Waiting
    Argosy, December 1950, pp. 111-125
  146. A Tooth for Paul Revere
    The Atlantic Monthly, December 1937, pp. 681-690
  147. [+]
    Two Types of Poetry (2 Reviews)
    Trinc, by H. Phelps Putnam
    1. Trinc by H. Phelps Putnam
    2. The Tall Men by Donald Davidson
    The Saturday Review, December 10, 1927, p. 425
  148. [+]
    Two Wars (Review)
    Class of 1902, by Ernst Glaeser
    1. Class of 1902 by Ernst Glaeser
    The Saturday Review, October 12, 1929, p. 235
  149. [+]
    The Two-Edged Blade (Review)
    Giant Killer, by Elmer H. Davis
    1. Giant Killer by Elmer H. Davis
    The Saturday Review, October 27, 1928, p. 293
  150. [+]
    Unransomed Saints (Review)
    There Is Another Heaven, by Robert Nathan
    1. There Is Another Heaven by Robert Nathan
    The Saturday Review, September 28, 1929, p. 179
  151. [+]
    Valley Forge (Review)
    Conceived in Liberty, by Howard Fast
    1. Conceived in Liberty by Howard Fast
    The Saturday Review, July 1, 1939, pp. 11-12
  152. Verse
    The New Republic, June 15, 1918, p. 208
  153. [+]
    Victory at Fontenoy (Review)
    A Day of Battle, by Vincent Sheean
    1. A Day of Battle by Vincent Sheean
    The Saturday Review, July 23, 1938, p. 7
  154. [+]
    The War Years in Washington (Review)
    Reveille in Washington, 1860-1865, by Margaret Leech
    1. Reveille in Washington, 1860-1865 by Margaret Leech
    The Saturday Review, August 30, 1941, p. 5
  155. [+]
    Westchester and Revolution (Review)
    The Neutral Ground, by Frank O. Hough
    1. The Neutral Ground by Frank O. Hough
    The Saturday Review, May 3, 1941, p. 10
  156. Western Star (1943)
    7 Reviews, 1 Readable
  157. Western Star
    The Atlantic Monthly, July 1943, pp. 52-57
  158. Western Star
    The Atlantic Monthly, June 1943, pp. 53-58
  159. William Riley and the Fates
    The Atlantic Monthly, November 1941, pp. 539-548
  160. [+]
    Without Benefit of Supervisors (Review)
    For the Sake of Shadows, by Max Miller
    1. For the Sake of Shadows by Max Miller
    The Saturday Review, October 3, 1936, p. 6
  161. [+]
    The Woman's Side of War (Review)
    A Woman's Civil War, by Cornelia Peake McDonald and Hunter McDonald
    1. A Woman's Civil War by Cornelia Peake McDonald and Hunter McDonald
    The Saturday Review, July 13, 1935, p. 16
  162. Words and Music
    The Saturday Review, May 20, 1939, p. 10
  163. The Yale Book of Student Verse, 1910-1919 (1919)
    1 Review
  164. Young Adventure (1918)
    A Book of Poems
    3 Reviews, 2 Readable
  165. Young People's Pride (1922)
    2 Reviews, 1 Readable
  166. Zero Hour: A Summons to Be Free (1940)
    3 Reviews, 1 Readable
  167. No Items Found