4 New Books •••
Books of Distinction
the INSIDE
STORY of an
OUTSIDER
By
Franz Schoenberner
POETS and
STORY·
TELLERS
By
David Cecil ·
a TREASURY
of RUSSIAN
VERSE
Edited by
Avrahm Yarmolinsky
PATTERNS of
ANTI·
DEMOCRATIC
THOUGHT
By
David Spitz
For Discriminating Readers
The author of the "Confessions of
II
Euro–
pean Intellectual," and former editor of the
famous German satirical magazine, "Simpli–
cissimus," continues the story of his escape
from Hitler. He tells of his spiritual and
physical travail in Vichy France, his ioyful
discovery of America. A superb volume,
with the force, charm and humor, and the
fine humanism of the "Confessions." $3.50
Here are 8 brilliant essays on literary fig–
ures ranging from the 16th to 20th centu–
ries. Lord David Cecil, author of "Quiet
Lives" and "The Stricken Deer," "aprlies to
his subjects a penetrating historica imag–
ination, a keenly sensitive power of dis–
crimination and a sanity that never falters.
••• Vigor of understanding and grace of
awareness are happily joined."-George F.
Whicher, "NewYork Herald Tribune." $4.00
"A scope greater than that of any other
anthology of Russian verse in English."–
Ernest J. Simmons, "The New York Times."
All the mat'or poets are represented from
Derzhavin 1812) to Lvov (1947), and all
major movements-classicism, romanticism,
symbolism, futurism, acmeism, etc. Full bio–
graphical notes, an introduction that sup–
plies short history of Russian poetry. $5.00
In one of the unique books of the year,
David Spitz analyses the anti-democratic
thinking of such Americans as James Burn–
ham, Lawrence Dennis, R. A. Cram, Madi–
son Grant, E. M. Sait, Santayana, Irving
Babbitt--and exposes the fallacies of their
arguments. Modern liberals will read it with
intense interest. "A keen analysis••• Heav–
ily documented."-"library Journal." $4.50
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