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by Phoebe Adams

The Atlantic Monthly, July 1958, pp. 84-87

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  1. [+]
    January 1958 Issue = 26 Articles
    1. Atlantic Reports, pp. 8-11
    2. Afghanistan , pp. 12-19
    3. London , pp. 20-28
    4. Race and the Schools by Agnes E. Meyer, pp. 29-34
    5. The Honeymoon by Betty Andrews Blunt, pp. 35-38
    6. A Little Book of Hours by Philip Murray, p. 39
    7. Wanted: A National Science Policy by Lloyd V. Berkner, pp. 40-44
    8. The Scientist in the U.S.S.R. by John Turkevich, pp. 45-49
    9. Love Affair by Ian Cross, pp. 50-54
    10. The Isolation of the American Artist by Archibald MacLeish, pp. 55-58
    11. Melchior Vulpius by Marianne Moore, p. 59
    12. Ida Bobula, pp. 60-62
    13. The Years with Ross by James Thurber, pp. 63-70
    14. Advertising Is Not a Plot by Fairfax M. Cone, pp. 71-73
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      Atlantic Bookshelf by Edward Weeks, pp. 74-77 - 2 Reviews
      1. Conservation by David Cushman Coyle
      2. Anatomy of a Murder by Robert Traver
    16. [+]
      Reader's Choice Some Came Running, by James Jones by Charles Rolo, pp. 78-82 - 9 Reviews
      1. Some Came Running by James Jones
      2. A Death in the Family by James Agee
      3. A Bit Off the Map, and Other Stories by Angus Wilson
      4. German Art of the Twentieth Century by Andrew Carnduff Ritchie, Werner Haftmann, and Alfred Hentzen, ...
      5. German Expressionism and Abstract Art by Charles L. Kuhn and Jakob Rosenberg
      6. Modern German Painting by Hans Konrad Roethel
      7. Three Hundred Years of American Painting by Alexander Eliot
      8. Ben Shahn by James Thrall Soby
      9. The Shape of Content by Ben Shahn
    17. Accent on Living by Charles W. Morton, p. 83
    18. The Ultimate Toy by William K. Goolrick, Jr., p. 84
    19. The Man in the Aisle Seat by Georgie Starbuck Galbraith, p. 85
    20. Space Travel and I by Carl Rose, p. 86
    21. Relaxation by R.P. Lister, p. 87
    22. May I Trouble You for Your Slide Rule? by A.C. Greene, p. 88
    23. Record Reviews by John M. Conly, pp. 88-91
    24. Writer Versus Reader by Peg Bracken, p. 92
    25. Pleasures and Places by Paul Brooks, pp. 93-98
    26. Cover Design by Gyorgy Kepes
  2. [+]
    February 1958 Issue = 58 Articles
    1. Atlantic Reports, pp. 4-11
    2. Finland , pp. 12-19
    3. Science and Industry , pp. 20-32
    4. Can the West Regain the Initiative? by Barbara Ward, pp. 33-37
    5. Courtship of the Blue Widow by Harry Mark Petrakis, pp. 38-43
    6. American Cars: A Narrowing Choice by John L. Hess, pp. 44-47
    7. The Years with Ross by James Thurber, pp. 48-55
    8. Inflation and Strikes by Leland Hazard, pp. 56-58
    9. The Young Poets by Bink Noll, p. 59
    10. New Bethlehem, PA by Firman A. Houghton, p. 60
    11. Hokusai by D.J. Hughes, p. 60
    12. The Winner by Peter H. Davison, p. 61
    13. To Prue, Below Sleep by Alberta T. Turner, p. 61
    14. Bug Talk by Firman A. Houghton, p. 62
    15. Vessels by Craig C. McKay, p. 62
    16. Heat of Snow by John Hollander, p. 62
    17. Joseph Conrad: A Footnote to Publishing History by Alfred A. Knopf, pp. 63-67
    18. Muslim and Hindu: The Sensitive Areas by Frederic M. Bennett, pp. 68-71
    19. The Inscrutable Mr. Baruch by John Harriman, pp. 72-75
    20. [+]
      Atlantic Bookshelf by Edward Weeks, pp. 76-81 - 3 Reviews
      1. From a Writer's Notebook by Van Wyck Brooks
      2. First Blood: The Story of Fort Sumter by W.A. Swanberg
      3. The Charles M. Russell Book by Harold McCracken
    21. [+]
      Reader's Choice The Roots of Heaven, by Romain Gary by Charles Rolo, pp. 82-86 - 7 Reviews
      1. The Roots of Heaven by Romain Gary
      2. America as a Civilization by Max Lerner
      3. The Diary of "Helena Morley" by Helena Morley
      4. First Love and Other Sorrows by Harold Brodkey
      5. Corruption by Nicholas Mosley
      6. The Sibyl by Par Lagerkvist
      7. The Living Novel by Granville Hicks
    22. Accent on Living by Charles W. Morton, p. 87
    23. Westerns by Robert O. Erisman, p. 88
    24. Forgotten Light by R.G. Everson, p. 89
    25. New Things Unnerve Me Like People Who Serve Me by C.S. Jennison, p. 90
    26. Record Reviews by John M. Conly, pp. 90-93
    27. Pleasures and Places by Giles Playfair, pp. 94-98
    28. As Burma Sees Herself, pp. 99-101
    29. Introduction by Hon. U. Kyaw Nyein, pp. 102-103
    30. The Public Weal by Hon. U Nu, pp. 104-106
    31. People of the Golden Land by Daw Mi Mi Khaing, pp. 107-111
    32. The Beda Flower by U Thein Han, p. 112
    33. The 13-Carat Diamond by Daw Khin Myo Chit, pp. 113-116
    34. Continuity in Burma by U Kyaw Thet, pp. 117-120
    35. Some Burmese Riddle Verses by U Wun, p. 121
    36. The Women of Burma by Daw Mya Sein, pp. 122-124
    37. Rice Pounding Songs by U Khin Zaw, p. 125
    38. The Concept of Neutralism by James Barrington, pp. 126-128
    39. The Early Art of Burma by "Thaw Ka", pp. 129-130
    40. Reproductions of Art and Architecture, pp. 131-140
    41. Contemporary Burmese Art by U Thein Han, p. 141
    42. The Meaning of Buddhism by Bhikkhu U Thittila, pp. 142-144
    43. Folk-Elements in Burmese Buddhism by U Htin Aung, pp. 145-146
    44. The Prince of the Prison by "Dagon Shwe Hmyar", pp. 147-151
    45. Modern Burmese Literature by U On Pe, p. 152
    46. The Burmese Language by U Wun, pp. 153-155
    47. Tavoy Evening by U Win Pe, p. 156
    48. Burma's Socialist Democracy by U Law Yone, pp. 157-158
    49. Building a Nation by Hon U Thant, p. 159
    50. Burma's Economy by U Tun Thin, p. 160
    51. Indians and Chinese in Burma by U Myat Kyaw, pp. 161-162
    52. Burmese Music by U Khin Zaw, p. 163
    53. Burmese Entertainment by U Myo Min, pp. 164-165
    54. Traditional Dances of Burma by U Wun Tha, pp. 166-167
    55. A Chronology of Burmese History, p. 168
    56. Bibliography and Glossary, p. 169
    57. A Map of Burma by Dorothy de Fontaine, pp. 170-172
    58. Cover Design by Russell Carpenter
  3. [+]
    March 1958 Issue = 26 Articles
    1. Atlantic Reports, pp. 4-9
    2. France , pp. 10-19
    3. Indonesia , pp. 20-25
    4. British West Indies , pp. 26-34
    5. The Singer from Noonday Rest by Nora Waln, pp. 35-40
    6. The Mystery of Henry Ford by John Kenneth Galbraith, pp. 41-46
    7. The Animal by George Abbe, p. 47
    8. My Friends, the Librarians by Catherine Drinker Bowen, pp. 48-52
    9. The Questioner by Lawrence Lipton, p. 53
    10. The Years with Ross by James Thurber, pp. 54-62
    11. Integration Must Move by Roy Wilkins, pp. 63-65
    12. Captain Horsfall and the Military Mind by Richard Baum, pp. 66-71
    13. Parole and the Prisons: An Opportunity Wasted by Erle Stanley Gardner, pp. 72-75
    14. Golden Fleece of the Arctic by John J. Teal, Jr., pp. 76-81
    15. The Perceptions of James Joyce by John V. Kelleher, pp. 82-91
    16. [+]
      Atlantic Bookshelf by Charles Rolo, p. 92 - 11 Reviews
      1. The Titans by Andre Maurois
      2. Voltaire in Love by Nancy Mitford
      3. The Fine and the Wicked by Monica Stirling
      4. My Brother's Keeper by Stanislaus Joyce
      5. The Sweeniad by Myra Buttle (Victor Purcell)
      6. Power and Diplomacy by Dean Acheson
      7. The Entertainer by John Osborne
      8. The Return of Ansel Gibbs by Frederick Buechner
      9. The Cat with Two Faces by Gordon Young
      10. Aspects of Modern Art by Georges Bernier and Rosamond Bernier
      11. Masters of Art: Gauguin by Robert Goldwater
    17. Books the Editors Like , pp. 92-102
    18. Accent on Living by Charles W. Morton, p. 103
    19. Helping Beethoven by Leroy Ostransky, p. 104
    20. Short History of a Peace-Lover by Phyllis McGinley, p. 105
    21. Built-in Slump by Ken W. Purdy, p. 105
    22. Alchemy by Kathleen B. Granger, p. 106
    23. The Stamp Act by Edward Shenton, p. 107
    24. Regard the Roach by Lawrence Fleischer, p. 107
    25. They Shall Have Music by John M. Conly, pp. 108-116
    26. Cover by James Avati
  4. [+]
    April 1958 Issue = 25 Articles
    1. Atlantic Reports, pp. 4-11
    2. Red China's Trade , pp. 12-20
    3. Washington , pp. 21-32
    4. Mr. Kennan and Reappraisal in Europe by Walter Lippmann, pp. 33-36
    5. Tranced by John Moffitt, p. 37
    6. The Word from Space by Wright Morris, pp. 38-41
    7. Do You Remember? by H.D., p. 42
    8. The Tyranny of Abstract Art by Ernst Gombrich, pp. 43-47
    9. The Hooked Rug by Luke Zilles, p. 48
    10. The Years with Ross by James Thurber, pp. 49-54
    11. Russia's New Schooling by Alvin C. Eurich, pp. 55-58
    12. What Strangles American Teaching by Lydia Stout, pp. 59-63
    13. Beat Down Frigid Rome by Esther Wagner, pp. 64-71
    14. [+]
      Al Smith's America by Robert Moses, pp. 72-73 - 1 Review
      1. Al Smith and His America by Oscar Handlin
    15. Catamount by Robert Huff, pp. 74-76
    16. Four Poets by Lord Dunsany, pp. 77-81
    17. [+]
      Atlantic Bookshelf by Edward Weeks, pp. 82-86 - 4 Reviews
      1. The Greengage Summer by Rumer Godden
      2. Maggie-Now by Betty Smith
      3. Thackeray: The Uses of Adversity, 1811-1846 by Gordon N. Ray
      4. Thackeray: The Age of Wisdom, 1847-1863 by Gordon N. Ray
    18. [+]
      Reader's Choice The Mackerel Plaza, by Peter De Vries by Charles Rolo, pp. 87-95 - 7 Reviews
      1. The Mackerel Plaza by Peter De Vries
      2. I Like It Here by Kingsley Amis
      3. The Great Democracies by Winston S. Churchill
      4. A Soldier with the Arabs by John Bagot Glubb
      5. Bitter Lemons of Cyprus by Lawrence Durrell
      6. The Man Who Broke Things by John Brooks
      7. The Conscience of the Rich by C.P. Snow
    19. Accent on Living by Charles W. Morton, p. 96
    20. The Use of Knitting by Thomas E. Doremus, pp. 97-98
    21. Guilty but Unfit by H.F. Ellis, p. 99
    22. Berceuse by Frederick Ebright, p. 99
    23. Record Reviews by John M. Conly, pp. 100-104
    24. Pleasures and Places by Giles Playfair, pp. 105-110
    25. Cover Design by Russell Carpenter
  5. [+]
    May 1958 Issue = 28 Articles
    1. Atlantic Reports, pp. 4-11
    2. Washington , pp. 12-19
    3. London , pp. 20-26
    4. Albert Camus: A Good Man by Charles Rolo, pp. 27-32
    5. Acceptance of the Nobel Price by Albert Camus, pp. 33-34
    6. Who Gets Paid What by Seymour E. Harris, pp. 35-38
    7. Indianapolis Goes to Monza by Ken W. Purdy, pp. 39-42
    8. Androcles and the Army by Frank O'Connor, pp. 43-46
    9. The Years with Ross by James Thurber, pp. 47-52
    10. Public Relations: Good or Bad? by Vance Packard, pp. 53-57
    11. Faith of My Father by Margaret McGovern, pp. 58-59
    12. How to Catch the Really Large Ones by Newton F. Tolman, pp. 60-62
    13. Glory by Maurice Flagg, pp. 63-64
    14. The Web by Leah Bodine Drake, p. 65
    15. The Old House at Senlis by Bernard S. Carter, pp. 66-70
    16. Gilbert Murray---An Atlantic Portrait by C. Maurice Bowra, pp. 71-76
    17. [+]
      Atlantic Bookshelf by Edward Weeks, pp. 77-79 - 2 Reviews
      1. Writers at Work by Malcolm Cowley
      2. Ice Palace by Edna Ferber
    18. Books the Editors Like , pp. 80-81
    19. [+]
      Reader's Choice The Cross of Baron Samedi, by Richard Dohrman by Phoebe Adams, pp. 82-90 - 8 Reviews
      1. The Cross of Baron Samedi by Richard Dohrman
      2. The Sergeant by Dennis Murphy
      3. Theodore Roosevelt: A Biography, Vol. I by Carleton Putnam
      4. Five Pens in Hand by Robert Graves
      5. I Wanted to Write a Poem by William Carlos Williams and Edith Heal
      6. The Counterfeit Traitor by Alexander Klein
      7. Thirteen Days to Glory by Lon Tinkle
      8. The Great Days by John Dos Passos
    20. Accent on Living by Charles W. Morton, p. 91
    21. The Only Husband by R.G.G. Price, p. 92
    22. An Eye for an Eye by Jean Sewell Standish, p. 93
    23. Fishing Is by Francis W. Hatch, p. 93
    24. Onward the Lemmings by R.P. Lister, p. 94
    25. Dream House by Joyce Muelling Curry, p. 95
    26. Record Reviews by John M. Conly, p. 96
    27. Pleasures and Places by Eleanor Perenyi, pp. 97-102
    28. Drawing of Albert Camus by Russell Carpenter
  6. [+]
    June 1958 Issue = 32 Articles
    1. Atlantic Reports, pp. 4-11
    2. Washington , pp. 12-17
    3. Canada , pp. 18-26
    4. France by Jean Cocteau, pp. 27-28
    5. The House of Gallimard by Guy Dumur, pp. 29-34
    6. Is France Being Americanized? by Pierre Emmanuel, pp. 35-38
    7. The State of Grace by Marcel Ayme, pp. 39-43
    8. Comrades of Silence by Jules Supervielle, p. 44
    9. Les Francais N'aiment Pas la Publicite by Robert Guerin, pp. 45-47
    10. American in Paris - Cartoons by Andre Francois, pp. 48-49
    11. Curnonsky: Prince of Gastronomes by Samuel Chamberlain, pp. 50-53
    12. Real Name by Yves Bonnefoy, p. 54
    13. Fifty Years of French Fashions by Alice B. Toklas, pp. 55-57
    14. The Tomatoes by Pierre Gascar, p. 58
    15. Excerpts from Seamarks by Saint-John Perse, p. 59
    16. Bernard Buffet: A Primitive Among the Moderns by Jean Dutourd, pp. 60-62
    17. This Part of Ocean by Jules Supervielle, p. 63
    18. The French Economy: A Study in Paradoxes by Raymond Aron, pp. 64-67
    19. Tourist Calendar: Summer 1958, pp. 68-69
    20. Color as Love: A Portrait of Chagall by Carlton Lake, pp. 70-74
    21. Second Circle by MacDonald Harris, pp. 75-80
    22. Fortune by Jean Cocteau, pp. 81-82
    23. The Years with Ross by James Thurber, pp. 83-89
    24. [+]
      Atlantic Bookshelf by Edward Weeks, pp. 90-95 - 4 Reviews
      1. Reflections on America by Jacques Maritain
      2. The Battle of Cowpens by Kenneth Roberts
      3. Owen Wister Out West by Fanny Kemble Wister and Owen Wister
      4. Two by Two by Martha Gellhorn
    25. [+]
      Reader's Choice The Food of France, by Waverley Root by Charles Rolo, pp. 96-103 - 21 Reviews
      1. The Food of France by Waverley Root
      2. Paris Bistro Cookery by Alexander Watt
      3. Paris Sketchbook by Ronald Searle and Kaye Webb
      4. Paris in the Past by Pierre Courthion
      5. Paris in Our Time by Pierre Courthion
      6. A History of France by Andre Maurois
      7. The French Nation: From Napoleon to Petain, 1814-1940 by D.W. Brogan
      8. France Against Herself by Herbert Luethy
      9. Lost Statesman by Alexander Werth
      10. The Culture of France in Our Time by Julian Park
      11. The Contemporary French Novel by Henri Peyre
      12. An Age of Fiction by Germaine Bree and Margaret Guiton
      13. A Guide to Contemporary French Literature by Wallace Fowlie
      14. The Chateaux of France by Ralph Dutton
      15. French Cathedrals by Jean Bony, Peter Meyer, and Martin Hurlimann
      16. Holiday in France by Ludwig Bemelmans
      17. The Long March by Simone de Beauvoir
      18. Inside Russia Today by John Gunther
      19. Two Women by Alberto Moravia
      20. The Mountain Road by T.H. White
      21. The Underground City by Harold Louis Humes
    26. Accent on Living by Charles W. Morton, p. 104
    27. One and Another by Rene Char, p. 105
    28. The Chateaux of France: Some Pros and Cons by Raymond Cogniat, p. 106
    29. Fauna of the Sky by Jules Supervielle, p. 107
    30. Record Reviews by John M. Conly, p. 108
    31. Pleasures and Places by Alexis Lichine, pp. 109-114
    32. Cover Painting, "Conquest of the Air" by La Fresnaye
  7. [+]
    July 1958 Issue = 35 Articles
    1. Atlantic Reports, pp. 4-8
    2. Washington , pp. 9-11
    3. Bonn , pp. 12-20
    4. Erskine Caldwell at Work by Carvel Collins, pp. 21-27
    5. The Dorymen by Edmund Gilligan, pp. 28-32
    6. Once the Wind by Mark Van Doren, p. 33
    7. The Certification Racket: Florida and Elsewhere by Daniel Tanner, pp. 34-35
    8. Ojbections from a Dean by John R. Beery, p. 36
    9. I Resign from Teaching by Hildegard Cummings, p. 36
    10. Reply by Lydia Stout, p. 37
    11. Dances of the Universities by Samuel Weiner, p. 38
    12. Wasting Our Young People by Paul Cruikshank, p. 39
    13. The Years with Ross by James Thurber, pp. 40-45
    14. Milordo Inglese by Osbert Sitwell, pp. 46-49
    15. The Mounties at Fort Walsh by Wallace Stegner, pp. 50-54
    16. Paint an Elephant by Vinton Liddell Pickens, pp. 55-57
    17. Colonel Johnson's Ride by Robert Huff, p. 58
    18. An Old Master by David Garnett, pp. 59-66
    19. Music for Nothing by Arthur Berger, pp. 67-70
    20. Clay by George F. Dell, p. 71
    21. Unions of Their Own Choosing by George W. Brooks, pp. 72-76
    22. [+]
      The New Poetry by Leah Bodine Drake, pp. 77-80 - 5 Reviews
      1. The Open Sea, and Other Poems by William Meredith
      2. Time Without Number by Daniel Berrigan
      3. Pegasus, and Other Poems by C. Day Lewis
      4. In Time Like Air by May Sarton
      5. J.B. A Play in Verse by Archibald MacLeish
    23. [+]
      Atlantic Bookshelf by Edward Weeks, pp. 81-82 - 3 Reviews
      1. The Contenders by John Wain
      2. The Darling Buds of May by H.E. Bates
      3. Journey to Java by Harold G. Nicolson
    24. Books the Editors Like , p. 83
    25. [+]
      Reader's Choice Afternoon of an Author, by F. Scott Fitzgerald by Phoebe Adams, pp. 84-87 - 7 Reviews
      1. Afternoon of an Author by F. Scott Fitzgerald
      2. Man in Modern Fiction by Edmund Fuller
      3. The Affluent Society by John Kenneth Galbraith
      4. The Chains of Fear by Nikolai Narokov
      5. Joseph Conrad and His Characters by Richard Curle
      6. The Thunder and the Sunshine by Jerry Allen
      7. The Ten Thousand Things by Maria Dermout
    26. Accent on Living by Charles W. Morton, p. 88
    27. Low and Behold! by Loyd Rosenfield, p. 89
    28. Two Rivers by Norman Halliday, p. 90
    29. Introvert's Lament by Georgie Starbuck Galbraith, p. 90
    30. The Ideal Pet by C.S. Jennison, p. 91
    31. Tap Nap by Ormonde de Kay, Jr., p. 92
    32. Any Day Now by Dee Parfitt, p. 92
    33. Record Reviews by John M. Conly, p. 93
    34. Pleasures and Places by Eleanor Perenyi, pp. 94-98
    35. Cover Design by Gyorgy Kepes
  8. [+]
    August 1958 Issue = 29 Articles
    1. Atlantic Reports, pp. 4-9
    2. Communism in India , pp. 10-17
    3. South Africa , pp. 18-24
    4. How Big Is One by Edward Weeks, pp. 25-30
    5. Expresso Bongo by Wolf Mankowitz, pp. 31-39
    6. Why We Do Not Recognize Red China by George E. Taylor, pp. 40-42
    7. The Cream Puff Squash by Margaret Cooper Gay, pp. 43-46
    8. What Does Cause Heart Attacks? by Fredrick J. Stare, M.D., pp. 47-50
    9. The Years with Ross by James Thurber, pp. 51-56
    10. Algeria: France versus France by Germaine Tillion, pp. 57-60
    11. The Young Poets by Judith Hemschemeyer, p. 61
    12. Daguerreotype by Marian Parry, p. 62
    13. Queen's Summer Song by Penelope Agnes Bennett, p. 63
    14. Havre de Grace by David Chandler, p. 64
    15. Sonnett by Richard Constantinoff, p. 64
    16. Some Painters of the Russian Ballet by Igor Stravinsky and Robert Craft, pp. 65-68
    17. Overheard at the Fair by Madeleine May, pp. 69-71
    18. The Son-in-Law by Glenn Meeter, pp. 72-78
    19. My First Job by Alfred A. Knopf, pp. 79-80
    20. [+]
      Atlantic Bookshelf by Edward Weeks, pp. 81-82 - 2 Reviews
      1. Mainly on the Air by Max Beerbohm
      2. The King Must Die by Mary Renault
    21. [+]
      Reader's Choice The Dud Avocado, by Elaine Dundy by Charles Rolo, pp. 83-86 - 7 Reviews
      1. The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy
      2. Cocktail Time by P.G. Wodehouse
      3. The Hard Blue Sky by Shirley Ann Grau
      4. The Enemy Camp by Jerome Weidman
      5. Victory: The Life of Lord Nelson by Oliver Warner
      6. The Democratic Vista by Richard Chase
      7. American Moderns by Maxwell Geismar
    22. Accent on Living by Charles W. Morton, p. 87
    23. Vintage Cars by Ken W. Purdy, p. 88
    24. I Don't Ask Much by Elinor Goulding Smith, p. 89
    25. Life by the Sea by John J. Rowlands, p. 90
    26. The Grass, Alas by Dick Emmons, p. 91
    27. They Shall Have Music by John M. Conly, pp. 92-93
    28. Record Reviews, pp. 94-98
    29. Cover Design by Gyorgy Kepes
  9. [+]
    September 1958 Issue = 23 Articles
    1. Atlantic Reports, pp. 4-9
    2. Washington , pp. 10-15
    3. Italy , pp. 16-24
    4. Grey Seas Under by Farley Mowat, pp. 25-31
    5. How to Teach the California Child by Mortimer Smith, pp. 32-35
    6. An Autumn Walk by Witter Bynner, p. 36
    7. The New Europe by Paul-Henri Spaak, pp. 37-41
    8. The European Common Market by Leland Hazard, pp. 42-44
    9. The Writing of John Brown's Body by Charles Fenton, pp. 45-51
    10. Artist or Wife by Agnes de Mille, pp. 52-58
    11. The Peach Boy by Robert A. Roripaugh, pp. 59-66
    12. [+]
      Russia from Within by Ernest J. Simmons, pp. 67-71 - 1 Review
      1. Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
    13. A Harmony, with Stars by Alastair Reid, pp. 72-73
    14. [+]
      Atlantic Bookshelf by Edward Weeks, pp. 74-77 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Hunt for Kimathi by Ian Henderson and Philip Goodhart
      2. The Death of a Nation by Clifford Dowdey
    15. [+]
      Reader's Choice Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov by Charles Rolo, pp. 78-82 - 6 Reviews
      1. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
      2. Our Friend James Joyce by Mary Colum and Padraic Colum
      3. Part of a Long Story by Agnes Boulton
      4. Balthazar by Lawrence Durrell
      5. At Lady Molly's by Anthony Powell
      6. A Novel, A Novella, and Four Stories by Andrew Lytle
    16. Accent on Living by Charles W. Morton, p. 83
    17. The Little Leagues by Lorraine Lehan Hopkins, p. 84
    18. Tourists from the City by George Starbuck, p. 85
    19. Refrigerator Door by Loyd Rosenfield, p. 86
    20. Ex Libris by Virginia B. Feine, p. 86
    21. Record Reviews by John M. Conly, pp. 86-90
    22. Pleasures and Places by Terence Prittie, pp. 91-98
    23. Cover Painting by Sam Bryant
  10. [+]
    October 1958 Issue = 28 Articles
    1. Atlantic Reports, pp. 4-9
    2. Alaska , pp. 10-15
    3. East Germany , pp. 16-23
    4. Washington , pp. 24-34
    5. College Athletics: Their Pressure on the High Schools by Eugene Youngert, pp. 35-38
    6. Hidden Masterpieces by Everett Warner, pp. 39-43
    7. Rescue Off Halifax by Farley Mowat, pp. 44-49
    8. Assembling the Family by Robert Hillyer, p. 50
    9. "We Don't Want Your Kind!" by Fletcher Martin, pp. 51-55
    10. Ruth Draper by Iris Origo, pp. 56-60
    11. The River Rat by Howard Davis, pp. 61-65
    12. The Unsolved Mystery of the Mayas by Oliver La Farge, pp. 66-69
    13. Choosing the Site by Richard Church, pp. 70-71
    14. The Game by Dan Jacobson, pp. 72-76
    15. Can India Finance Her Five Year Plan? by G.L. Mehta, pp. 77-82
    16. [+]
      Atlantic Bookshelf by Edward Weeks, pp. 83-85 - 3 Reviews
      1. The Theodore Roosevelt Treasury by Hermann Hagedorn and Theodore Roosevelt
      2. War and Peace in the Space Age by James M. Gavin
      3. The Hokusai Sketch-Books by James A. Michener
    17. Books the Editors Like , pp. 86-88
    18. [+]
      Reader's Choice The Dharma Bums, by Jack Kerouac by Phoebe Adams, pp. 89-96 - 9 Reviews
      1. The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac
      2. The Violated by Vance N. Bourjaily
      3. The Insolent Chariots by John Keats
      4. Art and Reality by Joyce Cary
      5. Engaged in Writing by Stephen Spender
      6. Two Lovers in Rome by Etienne-Jean Delecluze and Louis Desternes
      7. The Eighth Day of the Week by Marek Hlasko
      8. Boy on the Rooftop by Tamas Szabo
      9. The Mission by Dean Brelis
    19. Accent on Living by Charles W. Morton, p. 97
    20. Pick and Choose by R.P. Lister, p. 98
    21. Leaves of Gold by R.G.G. Price, pp. 98-99
    22. Diminishing Returns by D.G. Turner, p. 100
    23. Housekeeping A La Television by Anne Kelley, pp. 101-103
    24. Reichsurreys by Loyd Rosenfield, p. 104
    25. Ipswich Ballad by Frances Frost, p. 105
    26. They Shall Have Music by John M. Conly, pp. 106-111
    27. Record Reviews, pp. 112-116
    28. Cover Design by Noel Martin
  11. [+]
    November 1958 Issue = 36 Articles
    1. Atlantic Reports, pp. 4-9
    2. Malaya , pp. 10-18
    3. Science and Industry , pp. 19-34
    4. The Man in the Moon by Peter Ustinov, pp. 35-41
    5. She by Richard Wilbur, p. 42
    6. The Teamsters Defy the Government by Clark Mollenhoff, pp. 43-53
    7. The Shipwreck by John Masefield, pp. 54-57
    8. The Great Antagonism by Jerome D. Frank, M.D., pp. 58-62
    9. A Village Tragedy by John Hearne, pp. 63-68
    10. The Evolution of Ethics by Albert Schweitzer, pp. 69-73
    11. A Dream by John Ciardi, pp. 74-75
    12. The Age of Rutherford: The Birth of the Atom by C.P. Snow, pp. 76-80
    13. Rock-and-Roll Session by Phyllis McGinley, p. 81
    14. Sigh for a Strange Land by Monica Stirling, pp. 82-94
    15. The Astronomer's Stake in Outer Space by Donald H. Menzel, pp. 95-99
    16. The Tacopatli Passion Play by Martha Gellhorn, pp. 100-106
    17. Notes on Translation: Unlocking the Chinese Poets by Arthur Waley, pp. 107-111
    18. A Morning in Spain by Alastair Reid, p. 112
    19. Father Damien's Village by Kathryn Hulme, pp. 113-119
    20. The Compleat Billingsley by Dillon Anderson, pp. 120-123
    21. Macmillan Rides the Storm by Hugh Massingham, pp. 124-129
    22. Release from the Bull Pen: Andersonville, 1864 by John E. Warren, pp. 130-141
    23. Carey Bloom by Donat O'Donnell, pp. 142-151
    24. John P. Marquand and the American Failure by Alfred Kazin, pp. 152-155
    25. The Timid Fturue by John Hall Wheelock, pp. 156-157
    26. [+]
      Atlantic Bookshelf by Edward Weeks, pp. 158-161 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Rainbow Comes and Goes by Lady Diana Cooper
      2. Granite and Rainbow by Virginia Woolf
    27. Books the Editors Like , pp. 162-165
    28. [+]
      Reader's Choice Brave New World Revisited, by Aldous Huxley by Charles Rolo, pp. 166-177 - 11 Reviews
      1. Brave New World Revisited by Aldous Huxley
      2. The Memoirs of Field-Marshal the Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, K.G. by Bernard Montgomery
      3. Marlborough's Duchess by Louis Kronenberger
      4. Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
      5. The Cautious Heart by William Sansom
      6. The Bell by Iris Murdoch
      7. The Law by Roger Vailland
      8. Our Man in Havana by Graham Greene
      9. Playback by Raymond Chandler
      10. More in Sorrow by Wolcott Gibbs
      11. East to West by Arnold J. Toynbee
    29. Accent on Living by Charles W. Morton, p. 178
    30. Research Project by John Gould, p. 179
    31. Life at a Premium by C.S. Jennison, p. 180
    32. Greensleeves Forever by Emily S. Jones, p. 181
    33. Gargoyles by R.P. Lister, pp. 182-183
    34. Record Reviews by John M. Conly, pp. 184-188
    35. Pleasures and Places by Margaret C. Hubbard, pp. 189-196
    36. Cover Design by Gyorgy Kepes
  12. [+]
    December 1958 Issue = 55 Articles
    1. Atlantic Reports, pp. 4-9
    2. Russia , pp. 10-20
    3. France , pp. 21-27
    4. Hawaii , pp. 28-34
    5. Big Business in Russia by Edward Crankshaw, pp. 35-40
    6. How the Beasts Keep Christmas by Phyllis McGinley, p. 41
    7. A Word in the World's Ear by Peter Ustinov, pp. 42-48
    8. The Lesson of Iraq by William R. Polk, pp. 49-53
    9. New Goals for the Unions by Sumner H. Slichter, pp. 54-58
    10. Beachcomber: Thirty Years of Uproar by T.S. Matthews, pp. 59-62
    11. California Schools Do Educate by Arthur F. Corey, pp. 63-66
    12. A Pilfering by Poe by Charles D. Stewart, pp. 67-69
    13. Sigh for a Strange Land by Monica Stirling, pp. 70-79
    14. [+]
      Atlantic Bookshelf by Edward Weeks, pp. 80-87 - 4 Reviews
      1. Listening Point by Sigurd F. Olson
      2. The March of Archaeology by C.W. Ceram
      3. Herblock's Special for Today by Herbert Block
      4. Penn's Woods West by Edwin L. Peterson
    15. [+]
      Reader's Choice Mistress to an Age, by J. Christopher Herold by Charles Rolo, pp. 88-95 - 7 Reviews
      1. Mistress to an Age by J. Christopher Herold
      2. The Lost World of the Kalahari by Laurens van der Post
      3. The Territory Ahead by Wright Morris
      4. The Visitors by Mary McMinnies
      5. Venus in Sparta by Louis Auchincloss
      6. Heads, Figures, and Ideas by Henry Moore
      7. The Thrones of Earth and Heaven by Roloff Beny
    16. Books for Children: A Christmas List by Charlotte Jackson, pp. 96-101
    17. Accent on Living by Charles W. Morton, p. 102
    18. War of Nerves by Leroy Ostransky, p. 103
    19. Tennis on TV by Rene MacColl, pp. 103-105
    20. Oh, Tidings of Comfort and Joy by Libby Sollis, pp. 106-107
    21. They Shall Have Music by John M. Conly, pp. 108-110
    22. Record Reviews, pp. 111-112
    23. Italy Today, pp. 113-115
    24. Introduction by the Editor by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, p. 116
    25. Italians as Builders and Pioneers by Giovanni Gronchi, p. 117
    26. Dawn by Vincenzo Cardarelli, p. 118
    27. A Bridge over the Atlantic by Amintore Fanfani, pp. 119-120
    28. An Ideal Journey through Italy by Guido Piovene, pp. 121-125
    29. The Secret by Alberto Moravia, pp. 126-128
    30. Benedetto Croce by Guido Calogero, pp. 129-132
    31. Italian Fashion by Irene Brin, pp. 133-134
    32. The Rebirth of Herculaneum by Amedeo Maiuri, pp. 135-138
    33. Uncle Agrippa Takes a Train by Elio Vittorini, pp. 139-143
    34. Insomnia by Salvatore Quasimodo, p. 144
    35. The New Painting and Sculpture by Lionello Venturi, pp. 145-148
    36. Reproductions of Art and Archicture, pp. 149-156
    37. Italian Architecture Today by Bruno Zevi, pp. 157-160
    38. First Song by Giuseppe Ungaretti, p. 161
    39. The Move to Via del Corno by Vasco Pratolini, pp. 162-164
    40. The Problem of the South by Umberto Zanotti Bianco, pp. 165-167
    41. Gastronomic Italy by Fabio Tombari, pp. 168-169
    42. I Saw the Muses by Leonardo Sinisgalli, p. 170
    43. The Wedding Journey by Corrado Alvaro, pp. 171-172
    44. Contemporary Italian Writers by Giovanni Grazzini, pp. 173-177
    45. The Motion Picture Industry by Luigi Barzini, Jr., pp. 178-180
    46. The Goat by Umberto Saba, p. 181
    47. The Music Situation in Italy by Massimo Mila, pp. 182-185
    48. The Mediterranean by Eugenio Montale, p. 186
    49. The Italian Economy by P.L. Tumiati, pp. 187-191
    50. Economic Policy in Italy by Guido Carli, pp. 192-193
    51. Italian Science, p. 194
    52. A Chronology of Italian History, p. 194
    53. The Political Parties by Ruggero Orlando, p. 195
    54. A Map of Italy by Dorothy de Fontaine, pp. 196-198
    55. Cover Design by Russell Carpenter
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