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by Henry Seidel Canby

1922History and criticismAmerican literatureCriticismAddresses, essays, lecturesEnglish fiction

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The Oriental may be inscrutable, but he is no more puzzling than the average American.

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History and criticismAmerican literatureCriticismAddresses, essays, lecturesEnglish fictionAmerican fiction

First published 1922

Setting

20th century

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Henry Seidel Canby

Henry Seidel Canby

6 Sep 1878 – 5 Apr 1961

critic, editor, and Yale University professor

Author

Henry Seidel Canby

First published

1922

Pages

200

Read time

≈ 5h

Editions

12

Language

English

Publisher

Kennikat Press

ISBN

9781419115523

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