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William James Smith • 75 Items / 4 Books, 14 Articles, 56 Reviews, 1 Poem
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  1. [+]
    All for Libido (2 Reviews)
    William James Smith
    Vertical and Horizontal, by Lillian Ross
    1. Vertical and Horizontal by Lillian Ross
    2. Harry, the Rat with Women by Jules Feiffer
    Commonweal, July 12, 1963, pp. 434-435
  2. Angus Wilson's England
    William James Smith
    Commonweal, March 26, 1965, pp. 18-20
  3. Army Brat (1980)
    William J. Smith
    A Memoir
    1 Review
  4. [+]
    Badgering Humor (Review)
    William James Smith
    Confusions, by Jack B. Ludwig
    1. Confusions by Jack B. Ludwig
    Commonweal, October 25, 1963, pp. 147-148
  5. [+]
    Bizarre Vision of the Commonplace (Review)
    William James Smith
    The Ballad of Peckham Rye, by Muriel Spark
    1. The Ballad of Peckham Rye by Muriel Spark
    Commonweal, October 28, 1960, p. 130
  6. Books
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    Calm, Wise Stories of the Human Comedy (Review)
    William James Smith
    Domestic Relations, by Frank O'Connor
    1. Domestic Relations by Frank O'Connor
    Commonweal, October 25, 1957, p. 101
  7. [+]
    Can It Happen? (Review)
    William James Smith
    Fail-Safe, by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler
    1. Fail-Safe by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler
    Commonweal, December 7, 1962, pp. 295-296
  8. [+]
    Cloak and Dagger (Review)
    William J. Smith
    The Devil's Agent, by Hans Habe
    1. The Devil's Agent by Hans Habe
    Commonweal, September 26, 1958, p. 642
  9. [+]
    Clown and Genius (Review)
    William James Smith
    With Love from Gracie, by Grace Hegger Lewis
    1. With Love from Gracie by Grace Hegger Lewis
    Commonweal, October 26, 1956, pp. 106-107
  10. [+]
    Conviction Without Dogma (Review)
    William James Smith
    Castle Corner, by Joyce Cary
    1. Castle Corner by Joyce Cary
    Commonweal, March 6, 1964, pp. 696-697
  11. Critics' Choices for Christmas
    William James Smith
    Commonweal, December 8, 1961, p. 294
  12. [+]
    A Dilettante Makes His Way in New York (Review)
    William James Smith
    Young Crankshaw, by Cecil Hemley
    1. Young Crankshaw by Cecil Hemley
    Commonweal, May 10, 1963, p. 203
  13. Books
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    The Duties of a Modern Critic (Review)
    William James Smith
    Principles and Persuasions, by Anthony West
    1. Principles and Persuasions by Anthony West
    Commonweal, April 5, 1957, pp. 19-20
  14. Etc.
    William James Smith
    Commonweal, June 25, 1965, pp. 446-447
  15. [+]
    Family of Marvels (Review)
    William James Smith
    Through the Fields of Clover, by Peter De Vries
    1. Through the Fields of Clover by Peter De Vries
    Commonweal, February 10, 1961, p. 512
  16. [+]
    Forms of Betrayal (Review)
    William James Smith
    The Tortured Earth, by Gert Ledig
    1. The Tortured Earth by Gert Ledig
    Commonweal, July 27, 1956, p. 423
  17. [+]
    Four Novels on Race Relations (4 Reviews)
    William James Smith
    The Siege of Harlem, by Warren Miller
    1. The Siege of Harlem by Warren Miller
    2. Skin Deep by Ralph G. Martin
    3. Love by Justin Mamis
    4. The People One Knows by Robert Boles
    Commonweal, October 23, 1964, pp. 139-141
  18. [+]
    From Screen to Book to Screen (2 Reviews)
    William J. Smith
    The Chase, by Horton Foote
    1. The Chase by Horton Foote
    2. Harrison, Texas by Horton Foote
    Commonweal, March 16, 1956, pp. 626-628
  19. [+]
    The Genuine Gallows Humor (Review)
    William James Smith
    Crazy in Berlin, by Thomas Berger
    1. Crazy in Berlin by Thomas Berger
    Commonweal, January 9, 1959, p. 392
  20. Herbert Correspondence (1963)
    William James Smith
    The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century Letters of the Herberts of Chirbury, Po...
    1 Review
  21. [+]
    High Jinks (Review)
    William James Smith
    The Green Hills and Other Stories, by Walter Macken
    1. The Green Hills and Other Stories by Walter Macken
    Commonweal, August 24, 1956, pp. 522-524
  22. Books
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    A Hopeless Struggle Against Homo Sapiens (Review)
    William James Smith
    The Inheritors, by William Golding
    1. The Inheritors by William Golding
    Commonweal, September 28, 1962, p. 19
  23. [+]
    How Long the Mourners' Bench? (Review)
    William James Smith
    The Blood of the Lamb, by Peter De Vries
    1. The Blood of the Lamb by Peter De Vries
    Commonweal, April 20, 1962, p. 93
  24. [+]
    The Immigrants' Miraculous Dream (Review)
    William James Smith
    America, America, by Elia Kazan
    1. America, America by Elia Kazan
    Commonweal, November 30, 1962, p. 261
  25. [+]
    In the Vein of Mark Twain (Review)
    William James Smith
    Little Big Man, by Thomas Berger
    1. Little Big Man by Thomas Berger
    Commonweal, November 20, 1964, pp. 294-295
  26. The Indestructible Hero
    William James Smith
    Commonweal, May 9, 1958, pp. 147-149
  27. Books
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    The Innocence and Sincerity of a Regular Guy (Review)
    William J. Smith
    Some Came Running, by James Jones
    1. Some Came Running by James Jones
    Commonweal, February 7, 1958, p. 491
  28. Books
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    Insight into the German Mind (Review)
    William James Smith
    The Return of Gunner Asch, by Hans Hellmut Kirst
    1. The Return of Gunner Asch by Hans Hellmut Kirst
    Commonweal, August 16, 1957, pp. 498-499
  29. [+]
    Irony, Earthiness and Wild Humor (Review)
    William James Smith
    The Spinoza of Market Street, and Other Stories, by Isaac Bashevis Singer
    1. The Spinoza of Market Street, and Other Stories by Isaac Bashevis Singer
    Commonweal, November 3, 1961, pp. 158-160
  30. J.P. Marquand, Esq.
    William James Smith
    Commonweal, November 7, 1958, pp. 148-149
  31. [+]
    Just a Reporter---and Then Some (Review)
    William James Smith
    The Most of A.J. Liebling, by William Cole and A.J. Liebling
    1. The Most of A.J. Liebling by William Cole and A.J. Liebling
    Commonweal, January 10, 1964, p. 436
  32. Labor's Wrongs---and Rights
    William J. Smith
    Commonweal, March 13, 1959, pp. 618-619
  33. The Last Straw
    William J. Smith
    Analog/Astounding Science Fiction, September 1963, pp. 38-46
  34. [+]
    A Leisurely Novel (Review)
    William James Smith
    A Multitude of Sins, by J.A. Cuddon
    1. A Multitude of Sins by J.A. Cuddon
    Commonweal, March 1, 1963, pp. 600-601
  35. [+]
    Little Inferno (Review)
    William James Smith
    The War of Camp Omongo, by Burt Blechman
    1. The War of Camp Omongo by Burt Blechman
    Commonweal, September 20, 1963, pp. 569-570
  36. [+]
    The Lotus Kick (Review)
    William James Smith
    Down There on a Visit, by Christopher Isherwood
    1. Down There on a Visit by Christopher Isherwood
    Commonweal, May 18, 1962, p. 214
  37. The New Bohemia
    William James Smith
    Commonweal, October 28, 1966, p. 102
  38. New York, N.Y.
    William James Smith
    Commonweal, June 27, 1958, pp. 325-326
  39. Books
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    An Original, Thus Disturbing, Humor (Review)
    William James Smith
    Portrait of an Artist with Twenty-Six Horses, by William Eastlake
    1. Portrait of an Artist with Twenty-Six Horses by William Eastlake
    Commonweal, June 21, 1963, p. 357
  40. Poem
    William J. Smith
    The New Republic, January 24, 1970, pp. 20-22
  41. Pop Art and the Short Story
    William James Smith
    Commonweal, July 24, 1964, pp. 508-510
  42. [+]
    Postwar Berlin (Review)
    William James Smith
    Through the Night, by Hans Scholz
    1. Through the Night by Hans Scholz
    Commonweal, September 11, 1959, pp. 500-502
  43. [+]
    Postwar Novelist (Review)
    William James Smith
    Mark of Shame, by Willi Heinrich
    1. Mark of Shame by Willi Heinrich
    Commonweal, October 23, 1959, p. 108
  44. [+]
    The Uneven, Rewarding Country of the Short Story (Review)
    William James Smith
    Prize Stories 1957, by Paul Engle and Constance Urdang
    1. Prize Stories 1957 by Paul Engle and Constance Urdang
    Commonweal, February 8, 1957, pp. 491-492
  45. [+]
    The Sleep of Boaz (Review)
    William James Smith
    Nova Express, by William S. Burroughs
    1. Nova Express by William S. Burroughs
    Commonweal, January 8, 1965, p. 491
  46. [+]
    The Three Dimensions of Love (Review)
    William James Smith
    August is a Wicked Month, by Edna O'Brien
    1. August is a Wicked Month by Edna O'Brien
    Commonweal, July 9, 1965, p. 507
  47. [+]
    The Stage (Review)
    William James Smith
    Hurry Sundown, by Katya Gilden and Bert Gilden
    1. Hurry Sundown by Katya Gilden and Bert Gilden
    Commonweal, May 7, 1965, pp. 225-226
  48. [+]
    The Screen: Alienated Aliens (Review)
    William James Smith
    The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby, by Tom Wolfe
    1. The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby by Tom Wolfe
    Commonweal, September 17, 1965, pp. 670-671
  49. [+]
    The Screen: Not Bottled in Bond (Review)
    William James Smith
    The Wig, by Charles Wright
    1. The Wig by Charles Wright
    Commonweal, April 29, 1966, p. 182
  50. [+]
    The Stage (Review)
    William James Smith
    Journal from Ellipsia, by Hortense Calisher
    1. Journal from Ellipsia by Hortense Calisher
    Commonweal, February 4, 1966, pp. 540-544
  51. [+]
    The Screen: Bird-Watching (Review)
    William James Smith
    Mother Night, by Kurt Vonnegut
    1. Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut
    Commonweal, September 16, 1966, pp. 592-593
  52. Books
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    The Screen: Late Bloom (2 Reviews)
    William James Smith
    Hell's Angels, by Hunter S. Thompson
    1. Hell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson
    2. The Gypsies by Jan Yoors
    Commonweal, April 7, 1967, p. 96
  53. [+]
    Verse (Review)
    William James Smith
    Report from the Red Windmill, by Hiram Haydn
    1. Report from the Red Windmill by Hiram Haydn
    Commonweal, August 25, 1967, p. 531
  54. [+]
    Verse (Review)
    William James Smith
    Vessel of Wrath, by Robert Lewis Taylor
    1. Vessel of Wrath by Robert Lewis Taylor
    Commonweal, February 3, 1967, p. 492
  55. [+]
    'The Peasant of the Garonne': Two Views (Review)
    William James Smith
    The Missolonghi Manuscript, by Frederic Prokosch
    1. The Missolonghi Manuscript by Frederic Prokosch
    Commonweal, April 12, 1968, pp. 111-113
  56. Books
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    Verse (3 Reviews)
    William James Smith
    Downstairs at Ramsey's, by James Leigh
    1. Downstairs at Ramsey's by James Leigh
    2. Orange Wednesday by Leslie Thomas
    3. Whence All But He Had Fled by L.J. Davis
    Commonweal, May 10, 1968, pp. 242-243
  57. [+]
    The Screen: Look Back in Boredom (2 Reviews)
    William James Smith
    Love and Work, by Reynolds Price
    1. Love and Work by Reynolds Price
    2. House Made of Dawn by N. Scott Momaday
    Commonweal, September 20, 1968, p. 636
  58. [+]
    Ring Lardner: Humorist or Critic? (Review)
    William James Smith
    The Ring Lardner Reader, by Maxwell Geismar and Ring Wilmer Lardner
    1. The Ring Lardner Reader by Maxwell Geismar and Ring Wilmer Lardner
    Commonweal, February 15, 1963, p. 545
  59. [+]
    Roughing It (Review)
    William James Smith
    The Pistol, by James Jones
    1. The Pistol by James Jones
    Commonweal, February 6, 1959, p. 500
  60. [+]
    Saroyan Continued (Review)
    William James Smith
    Boys and Girls Together, by William Saroyan
    1. Boys and Girls Together by William Saroyan
    Commonweal, April 12, 1963, pp. 78-80
  61. Books
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    Short Stories of New and Established Writers (Review)
    William J. Smith
    Prize Stories 1956, by Paul Engle and Hansford Martin
    1. Prize Stories 1956 by Paul Engle and Hansford Martin
    Commonweal, January 27, 1956, p. 436
  62. Books
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    Simple and Moving Story Clearly and Directly Told (Review)
    William James Smith
    The Sergeant, by Dennis Murphy
    1. The Sergeant by Dennis Murphy
    Commonweal, April 25, 1958, p. 108
  63. Books
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    Six Novels out of the Summer Doldrums (6 Reviews)
    William James Smith
    The Edge of the Alphabet, by Janet Frame
    1. The Edge of the Alphabet by Janet Frame
    2. Billiards at Half-Past Nine by Heinrich Boll
    3. Fortunes of a Fool by Aharon Megged
    4. Learner's Permit by Laurence Davis Lafore
    5. Seen Dimly Before Dawn by Nigel Balchin
    6. A Family's Affairs by Ellen Douglas
    Commonweal, October 19, 1962, p. 99
  64. [+]
    Slugging Along (Review)
    William James Smith
    Youngblood Hawke, by Herman Wouk
    1. Youngblood Hawke by Herman Wouk
    Commonweal, June 29, 1962, p. 355
  65. Spotlight on Labor Unions (1946)
    William J. Smith
    1 Review, 1 Readable
  66. The Stage
    William James Smith
    Commonweal, February 17, 1967, p. 567
  67. The Stage
    William J. Smith
    Commonweal, June 23, 1967, p. 393
  68. The Stage
    William James Smith
    Commonweal, March 10, 1967, p. 657
  69. A Synopsis of the Origin and Progress of Architecture (1831)
    William J. Smith
  70. [+]
    A Tired Avant Garde (Review)
    William James Smith
    New World Writing 19, by Stewart Richardson and Corlies M. Smith
    1. New World Writing 19 by Stewart Richardson and Corlies M. Smith
    Commonweal, December 8, 1961, pp. 297-300
  71. Books
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    A Trio of Fine First Novels (3 Reviews)
    William James Smith
    Notes from a Dark Street, by Edward Adler
    1. Notes from a Dark Street by Edward Adler
    2. Joy to Levine! by Norma Stahl Rosen
    3. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
    Commonweal, March 16, 1962, p. 648
  72. [+]
    Varieties of the Essayist's Art (4 Reviews)
    William James Smith
    But Will It Sell?, by Marya Mannes
    1. But Will It Sell? by Marya Mannes
    2. The Cart and the Horse by Louis Kronenberger
    3. The Haircurl Papers, and Other Searches for the Lost Individual by William K. Zinsser
    4. Around About America by Erskine Caldwell
    Commonweal, August 21, 1964, pp. 584-588
  73. Books
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    The Void, the Voyage, the Wide, Wide World (Review)
    William J. Smith
    The Whole Voyald, and Other Stories, by William Saroyan
    1. The Whole Voyald, and Other Stories by William Saroyan
    Commonweal, December 21, 1956, p. 316
  74. The War Novel
    William J. Smith
    Commonweal, May 11, 1956, pp. 146-148
  75. [+]
    Women's Fiction (Review)
    William James Smith
    A Summer Place, by Sloan Wilson
    1. A Summer Place by Sloan Wilson
    Commonweal, June 20, 1958, p. 309
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