Heywood Broun
Pieces of Hate; And Other Enthusiasms
Published by Good Press, 2019
EAN 4057664609526
Table of Contents
III PRIVATE OWNERSHIP OF OFFSPRING
X MR. DEMPSEY'S FIVE-FOOT SHELF
XXII I'D DIE FOR DEAR OLD RUTGERS
XXIV WE HAVE WITH US THIS EVENING——
XXVI GLASS SLIPPERS BY THE GROSS
XXVIII VOLSTEAD AND CONVERSATION
XXXI WITH A STEIN ON THE TABLE
XXXV HOW TO WIN MONEY AT THE RACES——
XXXVII DANGER SIGNALS FOR READERS
XXXVIII ADVENTURE MADE PAINLESS
XL PROFESSOR GEORGE PIERCE BAKER
PREFACE
The trouble with prefaces is that they are partial and so we have decided to offer instead an unbiased review of "Pieces of Hate." The publishers have kindly furnished us advance proofs for this purpose.
We wish we could speak with unreserved enthusiasm about this book. It would be pleasant to make out a list of three essential volumes for humanity and suggest the complete works of William Shakespeare, the Bible and "Pieces of Hate," but Mr. Broun's book does not deserve any such ranking. Speaking as a critic of books, we are not at all sure that we care to recommend it. It seems to us that the author is honest, but the value of that quality has been vastly overstressed in present-day reviewing. We are inclined to say "What of it?" There would be nothing particularly persuasive if a man should approach a poker game and say, "Won't you let Broun in; I can assure he's honest." Why should a recommendation which is taken for granted among common gamblers be considered flattering when applied to a writer?
Anyhow, it does not seem to us that Broun carries honesty to excess.