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In Praise Of Aunts A Little Girl Said To Me Once

: " What a good thing it is that Aunts are so fond of children." I asked her in return, " But why should they not be ? " She answered gravely, " Because Aunts never have any......

The Function Of Criticism

MR. GEOFFREY WEST'S little book* on the 1_1 future of literary criticism will certainly have justified its existence if it provides the occasion of essays so admirable in temper......