THE BENCHLEY ROUNDUP

by Nathaniel -- Ed. Benchley ‧ RELEASE DATE: N/A

A Benchley burgeoning collects nigh unto 90 of his pieces published from 1915 to 1945, does not forget the blood-brother pictures of Gluyas Williams and offers many a happy pickup for the casual or avid , the reminiscent or the new reader. Benchley's son, in his introduction, admits that personal preference was a strong factor in the selections as was a feeling for the writings that have an unduring quality so that old devotees will find the unexpected along with the well remembered. It's nice to have Benchley speak out on sports, social doings, children, holidays; to have his observations on the weather, parlor games, mysteries of nature; to poke fun at literary styles and trends; to explore his personal idiosyncrasies and physical appearance; to report several of Aunt Edith's yarns and revamp operas and myths and to review some of his animate and inanimate enemies. What he said through all the years reads just as well today --in its own testy fashion. Should be a nice old -- and new --market for this.

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Kirkus Reviews Issue: June 15, 1954

Categories: NONFICTION