Name/Title
Still Seeing ThingsEntry/Object ID
2018.009.005Description
From Kirkus Reviews: "Another collection of this popular columnist and lecturer's forays -- into the world of the theater, books, movies, personalities, reminiscences. There's a lengthy introduction to the Portable Lamb which combines literary criticism and biography attractively; there are appreciations of Churchill, Helen Hokinson, Robert Sherwood, Philip Barry, Maxwell Perkins; there's a visit to an old teacher, the trials and tribulations of summer husbands, the art and importance of conversation, the contrast of the G.A.R. and today's veterans, the pleasures of etiquette and manners; there are pieces on the Lunts, Mae West, Clifton Webb, Laurence Olivier, and Katherine Hepburn; and there are reviews of the season's plays and pictures."
Chapters include:
The Proper Study
Spice of Life
"The Actors are Come Hither"
Of English Origin
Pelops' Line
Out of the Night
Freedom's Battle
Fact and Fiction
By Way of Explanation
Physical Description: light green cover with title in gold on dark green bannerBook Details
Author
Brown, John MasonPublisher
McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc.Date Published
1950Publication Language
EnglishCall No.
814.5