August, 1958
J'LOlU IlA STnTS UNIVlll ITf
HARRY HERVllY. A BIQ-BIBLIOORAPIlf
lITru.uv B. ilICIlARD...otI, n.
A PeperEUbaltted to the Oreduete Oownal1 atrlorlda btute UolYerelty 10 pertleltultl11..ot at the requlr...otl tortbe dear" ot Kaster or Solenoe.
ApproYld. @~~~ " ,/(Prot. Bor rIotIng .per
00.1D.or Protessor
Dean et tbe Graduate ~oAool
'1'ABLB or CON'1'£'N'1'S
Pa&.l1I'1'RODU,; 'l'ION • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1
CllaptorI. urs or IlAIlRY IIBRVl>Y • • • • • • • • • • • • )
II. BOOl(l; BY IIA!lllT IIll:RV'J. • • • • • • • • • • • 11
SUl!llARY• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • JJ
RIBUOORAPRY • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • )6
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INTROn1X:TION
Ilarr1' Ilerny waa a prolifio and .Ulltul writer: hi.
o~tput ot booKa, a~rt stories, artiele., and aotlon pioture
soripta represented a ateady produotion tor O.er thirt7
year., wbila bie coeasAd ot prose gained the attention ot
oritio.. Anna C. Hunter, Llterar1
'oroing N at co_entad:
Hor of tho """Mah
That be po.....ed gitt. whioh littod th••o work.above tl1e phsse ot pure aelOdrau and 8.tabUshedh1a 8a • 10 ~rlt.r or auperior literary abilit1w•• • tto.t.d b1' tbe reception ot hi. no..l b1're~tabl. critic•• l
In spIte or uar.ey's produotlT8neaB and his recogni
tion 8e e pO,yU.lar au.thor, blo~raph1oal utarial about hi.
i ••vailable only in .orap. soatt.rod thrO~ • TOriot1' ot
11tora tara. he &lJority ct"hi. Short .t,ri•• written dur-
1~ the 8arly year. ot hI. oareer ara a180 slueiTe, siDoe
they aopoarad in ourrent pulp 118gozinel, whioh are not in
d.xed. It i. the purpo.e ot tbe paper to alleable tha evail
able biotraphioal ond bibliographioal aaterial On Barry
erYey.
The prooeuure tollowed in prepering thia paper hee
be.n to rea4 his booka, the reYie•• ot thea and thO Uyullabl•
..terial oonoerA1Ag hia lito. AddHio... l bio aphlcal
lAnD. c. Hun'ar, -Barry Harvey, ~T8AD8b NOTe118t."The Oe rBl ovi.. , vIII (July, 1954), 151.
1
intoraatlon oa•• tro. thr•• intervlew. with Mr. Carlton
B1l4roth, olo.e trlen4 end llterary a.eoclete ot Barry Heryey.
en Auauet 26, 1957. sept ••bar 2. 1957, .n4 Aprll 6, 1956.
lthout tbe e lntervlew. 81tb • Hl1reth thi• per oould
not heye bean wrltt.n. Thl. lntoraetlon we. _upple.ented by
.....pap.r c11pplng. !ro. the tHe 00 ervay ...lntelne4 by
the YanOeh Publlc L1brary and by the tll•• ot the
!,-,o!£r~!!n.tlfl~!!!t2.. III cal.8 wbere a reyl•• llat.4 ... not aV8l1-
able the ..rHer hee ueed excerpte quote4 by JT~hi!!e....!!!!!!lW!l!e~Y.:l.!!.e".!!.
Diseet.
C pter I 1•• bl0 pole 1 .Ketch ot rry dorYey'e
llt. aapbe.lzlng tboee tact. th t lntlu.nc.d h1_ llterary•
08 ....r. ebapter II stves ••UIYL8lry ot eaoh ot erT_,'. boob
end crltlc_l op1010o ot tLaa. A blbllobZ_Pby ll.t. tbe wrlt
ing. or Harry Hene,.. note8 source. ot revle•• , an.. 81v•• 8
generel b1b11oerupnr ot tbe major ourcee ue 4.
CiiAPl'~R I
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HarrT HervIY .a~ born 1.11 BlauMt, TeD., Nove.bar 5,
1900, the 80n at Bbrry Clay aAQ Jane Lo~l•• ~rT.'. Beeau.e
or hi. r.th.r' • 1lu00n••• or ...nog!.n& hotel. tho r.ally aov.d
• bo~t • sr.. t d••l. In 1901. _hl1. rry _ • • tUl • baby•
the Horv.y. lert uaont and AOTed to obile. Atter a
.hort interval In obU. they soved to r.n.ha ••••• Plorld••
sAd tr:>a t ....er. to Pensacola. ..•• boy, arYl' .a t8801
aated by Conrad, thrOUgh whoa hi beo••• a.ar. ot the st.
A1l1l. C. unt.r ha. ob.erv.d tbat "HerT.y'. arrlnlty _ltA tb.
Ell et r.lI8in.d the oalna t1 l.a.tlue408 ot h18 11t•• - 1 sne
addl turtber, WTbia interest ... undoubtedly aroused by hi.
dellaht in Conrad - whose 8to~1•• a•••ea to beakeD the young
wrlter to r.r plac•• where th. epell or old clvl1lzetlO1l
enthralled Ua."2 In ~t.ban Q,uest, .b.1a nOTel at a Y0u..a.a aan
in searoh ot romanoe, Hervey relat•• I yOUAg boy'. reaotioA
to Conred:
He we. sixt.'A When he read An Outoast ot the Ill 11 •• and lt lert hi. &1nd ln trOUbled tWl1l&bt,o"osolou8 ot a broodl~ be uty un ,et U48ble toretboa it. He read Viotory a tbroup the .il8SUbe had the 1apraes1on or draa. at du.k.... Tb...
T elAnna C. HWlter, -BIrr,. HerTeTI
aantl..Mh Royali.t,"Georgle evi•• , VIII (summ.r. 1954 • 151.
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YOUtll ...........eer plandor ••• .i...oru Jim •••Bow.etu1Lli" put n,JIlt Q 1,) ..... i iJ tlit .. eovr.lll.oufitly u.n-explttin.:lolu. It g ve him .J.8ali 1::, OJ.. exaltudserenity to leI. .1.. 'i. :.I..l...,ln .lOll iJlUnuer in thelllolB.D.cuolj \.I u of _ ~_'1"/jU. ,llJ. 1 t Ju ...wEtd him .newtropios, . r· 1.:10 . Ue,L hu.:;wn OUil ...~ war sl:n ..-,lyt.e ex~re~81on.:>f iguntic noods 01 n ture; notttHl .P'"icted ;.Jl.o. t.l"BeE. tJO, 1:.._1 1. L nd~ ot .1.,yll.agur..a. ..... tsven ,0.0. 1
~~t the Ige or ourtea.a lOry _y ·J.atored vswannee ~11i-
tury hoademy l. HHLes.::I-e. :ere!l reI:Wined vr L.ti's. YBar~.
d_ fL L ..ned h1.8 l;,.a... t year of nlL>h CJlvO! at Georgia '111tury
hen he
W'lf! sixteen unJ d c"det tit ...6wa.n.a.e8, larvay sold Lis tlr.::lt
s"!.Jrt otor to • L. '...,ncKen or tnu cwgEtzlne ....,1Klrt • at.
lQpl'~Bsed it~l tll. :.t;Jrl that he .... r.Jte a let.er
to th cOl.ilill.Jncl Ht in lliriil( 11 tore roul1y era 8 Harry
il~rYe' in the Cor~3 01' Li&aets. 2
Hervey urgently won ted to tilk.e .t>~rt in orld .r r.
n~ hSli a ·'r"a:.ntlo dS.;Iiro t.:) .li .... t1.t anY. ute 10...· his country. 3
IJ pite or huvl.1g a1 ht 1 .;;.nlj' 006 eye.
fJr;;ly. hi 18 he Wd ... ati 11 1 .. traiolng 6 t D Br/A1 csop in
I.. lana, 011. tL. Al".'!I.i,,-,t.ica W85 al""J:J.iJ the war was over.
taka pu t in tn.... fie,bt1..c • .I'.fter lea vi n..., tn arillY. dervey
lUdrry Lurvey. ",tn n "ue~t: lit.! uOhS (Ne YorK.: voaI .... ,,) • .,) ....LtI;f,A ).,JQ"- Cor ortltL.. o. 1925) • .p. 42..
;clnt6rvi~w Ith L.tlrlt,J ~ 11 ruth, n.Jril. 1958.
5
beCttJl188.cechlrt.I: 01' t~.j Ittlnt ~J!J tltut,lon but was <118-
ChUI'g8Cl at tue en.... .:::If t.H fir t . a.tO. for .':itartln, vf! 8 nev.8
st.Jry ",ith 8 1"'1806 or _oetr.7.1 ·\1a n l.t job ....as l:i8 e clerk
tor tho .... ex.es Hi l:.), 01 in ,,,u ton. Lourin t lis 'period
.:ervey h. bElen ~ritin£ 'n ellin~ ~vrt Dtori~ to the pulp
of DDo.u,'·
W~C.u, !lS\.l. f1fl.t>6ured iu ';' rlslenlls, iIU~U t, 1 -;';'0. It 1s Intar-
e tlng tnot, tiltO;JUe>h tho crltl.;;s ~ere It'lpr~' sed \'.ith ~e.rvey's
tlLliit:; to c,JJ.).vey tns .t.uos:)haro of the ..aJt, t,ll book weB
"rltten bef.:Jl·e J.1cl .liJQ Q.l,j 1.1 !lrut trip to ..t:ll<i.ia.
1.0. 19~3 : ervey tvok jou B8 c.L'ui..e air';lctor on 11
bOt:lt bOund tor iu. F~'~ 192) to 1 A:5 .,JEll'vey Jl.ttde tt..ree trips
to thtJ ....est here, aocor.,jl·i to his account, he spent aoua tim.e
in tue Hbwailsll I. land, , Japbn, nine, r ~o-Chl .a, ~i6m, Burma,
i':..ltJ '.h!lll! es, Javd, E:J.rneo, IL: L. _itct, t_3 J,faldY' .tates,
j. el:yey w s ..ot only fus"inated b7 th_ bizarre, theDllBterlou ... , t" jrlwlt·y on_ c. l::: orLltlBtio to thdSfJexotic c,Juntrles bllt :.1.1.. J a .outivt3 sim.,licity undbaouty ag,dr, tic.! tl t:lst .. eooed artificial.t~"dry tJ".,,( c.,)rru jJt.3
arvay' lu't tri) in. 19... u~ U 4iterary x euiti~n to Iu~o-
.e t'V:llll.l 1 01\ !'eCUrCL .:.J. &CC unt 01 th.. \J.6cline of the
'wars J d r<.lCB -."nlCll JIl ..,-,r~)tod tl'Jlll In ~1C1. au t led La Cambodia
lClla C .... tit:..l.tion ( id.tintu), J.,t.mber 17. 1941,~. o.
~J.'Jltlc ..A:!Vdnflah .•vLnil-i ta ,Jr,. tI, octob".£' Z'I, 1)47, p. 10 •
.3Huntel', loc. ,.It.
Illl t
6
, LI a ,ire, tl.en C.;...1 10i,.81y dls-
a ppu6red. ,jTV8/' \! "'lar.t! 'n eatibUshed tor th .dr-t time
tIle t .::t t,J&t
teen tna 1..
1 ty t t t lU hu been eree t d O.:le tim6 be
l r:: 4.nt cantu ie ,1 llervey reo ",'ded 80ao
t-, v.1... Hi t\,,) boot-E, here
l,trant;.6 "; ... Uf Call (l .:::4) unJ 10f '. bra (1:;27).
.<...l tray 1 uL..) bac ro~nu ~~. aQvan of h16
novels: '1'••d ,lclcrt ('arrot (lj..:)), thun ouest (1,25), COOt,s!
(lJ27), lhe Iro.c L.. ow (1 31), _chaol or .. terIJity (1.41),
Vel It..: d O..lnt in (1947) J :lU_ Bflrraooon (lJ51J).
In 1'1"'J bef,)re hi:.. lir ... t tri tu !c. ... lal. arTey ,.snt to
vi.,it..• 1 tllD tner in vanna 'J. r. 9T"Vey JL t heD. 8 ~oaitlon
a8 .heattH.. s ut t;HI oLol .Ie, ottl h~rtll o.iter uurveY'f! t thtr
died in 1;120. 'larvey ¥i~. f,lf~clnut6d by ....eT&.tlD.ah un ecl~eO
bllll.l it Li.. ho;l.o • .G In:;in urticle v,ri.tten ... or tao reh
1~51 1SSU$ ':>1 P<..lLluant ~ervey r .. lutdd tUL reacLl.)!> to toe clty:
It 1., city ..... V"fjn i.aextrlc~bly i t:J ./ young QQD-l.:)od. orCl tLl ,n ~5 yebrs uGu I ".ont t (lr !:Jr abrIe! dreemtn in ::>1· troet8 moag h.)u' as t~t
B)vKe pl·vudly t.Jg ther lind )0 e d aLu~ty ton~ue.
L:.eo 1 traveled vn to . as tho w,J=l, • ut I comeb .c.k in ai,,, _ until r at yad, btH"ulled btn c'1 ... 1.)u... ic 0 ttli to, 11 tn..t lo.:>k.. ,n arivdl' toJ t. .,)
his closeat fri ~ .1' ...ll ..rutH tr,,'" led. I ito erva'¥ to
.Lnu.O-~hlna Ii! 1925 !l1.ol.L t r 11 1 ) aim. in hi;, ritl by
11 I.e I\tl '. t~ J ~ 1.1.'1, ... 1, .,I:.ly ..aI., 1939, iJ. 7.
i2..l.h V8JlUah v n:in" rr<3::lB J OctoJour 4'1. i--)47 J • 10.
J.Iarry l ...... VfJY, " :r i l.Vg.LO ,~VUll.i.tlhJ 1 J:'U Q 8ant,{I \ .urch. 1 51), 48.
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d)11 r""tl8"rch 10 i 1.
Aftar n1~ tri t::>!- '-l.,..;'n' in 1925 Hervey retllrned
t.:J VttVannu1. ere.h _ ettled tlt t..e .otel De ... .:Jto 1'1 tI studio
decorlJtl;lJ, 4tn ,-,..:tent 1 I. i .•,ine ; '1sre 1l~ \f;rota tht'lD t.ue ...t.
In 1)20 .n~ vi it~d "'Durie t,:,n, city h 101.1.11u e u ,11y 8titls-
act.:>ry b t.I It 1.:6 to , r"" '· ...h 1 1""b to 1~)2 larvay apdDt
uro.:uers ill _ WI ;Jr ~ ur 1 tar;:> in itt r lrlest).o or vaYt:!O-
nan. J"lurioL ttl! tima h r :te C~ngal (1')47 J, King Cobra
(1~.c:7), .l.~Q _,! ..ling. (192\) ull-..j .1 Iron "il.lov. t 1931). .Lhe yeur
after t.:.l!J ;>Ubl ...C tion vI ont.<.11 he o.upted tile nvvvl for the
.;ltues. J..6 pl.Jy ;)·)uil•• C1 ..l.[j ~• ... ,n',. ill l.)v(J!ilOer, 1:128, ond llild
a 8lloce .. sful n.Jn. 1 !I,e L",;,.Q l(..... 'rl vwe ,:)</o.'1 0 L11811y v.rltten dB 8
JLy but p.:.' .. v.,J.cers .I.l d oe .n utrel", t.::> uSO it bc.oauaa ot the
ao Jd6Auul a1 ,t. 11; in i.h _ .:Jt.Jrl. ~'<I:ter Wlsucoesslul tltteal)ts
to ova the IrJn 1 ~ , ur~ucad, lervey r wr~te tho play as 8
n.:..vel, )ubl ... .;,hed 1n 1 .]1.
In Ln Uuc.e Y'~r P r~lIlount.lla d_...ed lervay t.:> t.l.Ir
.rl~t ... r t) ... t ....1.,) on L.J, Is1.. tl,. JI.. aLl 11..';' ~tureJ ~
l,;he· t, hie' 'IIU I.;' ttll' 1 llulan ~Ll 'e d .c til which tile
v111aul WEi ::l <It> "}u,,,e. i t.li." ti..l.8 ....aJ:vey J.1... d. booo:oo K!lOYin
to t,l.d Jtlon ')lo:;',lre pe:J;.Jle e2 _'n Blltil.Jr1ty un th fIoBt, ~o
tn<./.t ~ ... i.J. ut t .. - inVi t.:1t ";u,) ') r!l~.J;Jnt h • nl tJ vlJ.ywood
i. JWluary, l~).... In t:l..l.l ervel ;1_Ut ,,1.1. ye r, ill -{ollywoOd
wrltln .;>creen p1u s. OHe of ni QO t f;;lJl10U WI:1 ... Lhenehdl
!;oxj?re;J9 J starr1.ll ar1eLle ,,1etri.l.O. fta:r 1 years Hervey
lIn;". ·rvJ, 1. tn (; rlt ......;). _';'.1 rotb, .... u u··t ~.5J 1957.
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r1 It f';Jrroulu, latLd
1 1 JS he dectded tJ r~tu'a to va nn. I h for a m.::wtb' 3 reet.
(J ~'V
u;,)u't ';;.1.:1, u.lu ... Ll ,ettl' , , 1 I, ','U ~lal
erV6! 1... ce he 10 1. 1n .011y-
"'ooa _ b';' i ty t.:J ,) ere tlvd • ferveyfa feelins
tb.t .AY~1I!~b.'8 ,.t .9 nere ·~ .•dl:. iv, t, \;."ltl~..g i.- vlaent
.l.' vA t., ... ;>110 i .lIlt a of ttl. city:
'.n,t :; . t,'eets ell t 0 -r are en-olo50d in reOLlness. cl lol 888 \;J 'liddon in 8for~st - ~ ~JC(' t .t-1... ce i vlti' th- t ncy •.• Ilove ttl. tunnel'-l 01 t • .<Jr ~ greenj ..1.' fil;;l t. t Kes",!"een M.. U , ....n t.l.] 11s; _;, c i 'er "I untfr'>lltu 0 VOller blo;.t r., 1, .. 0 .J; Lb ~'LL t t.h. tflee~, lidO L.~.J I" 1_2. [J ,rills. r lovetnu b.lic> H.led ru'3 it, t 1'de p S'I,8etl.n'th..th. ., l.il t i.. ..,0< :-1,;, .:.oAC BS 0 oloo1.i,.)" .,11t" ... 8 r8v.d .:11 l.oI ...L·t urJ;\lLlL u ve .. etr nge lifeto ..1.. , U c:.Jt feculh.. · t~..>i ubt.l :t;r:H. r:/ •... ~ i 1 tertii ·')il lor t'u erSJttv6 11.d.J
::>ujeeted t,'J b ok's ae orl~tlons of th~ oity. Hervey tllU't
l1:tVi;J ntici t d thi obJ oti H, bee i.J ) before th'3 book. was
ral~
48,
d he .3 lia:
It .... t t '};. t u. VI'- i 11 e e." 'le ,)Q 1n t.i.lelJ.lt iLl. ..•i(; it i r.:.t\,&u •••• il. is 0.00,} man'a
rec .........l tin\::, 01 ...OCll"l--t llilIl f it •.lu1 re)ortlL.!O01 ",ife auutu L out,hvt"n tJ 11,--8 eel 10 11yto,) vanna.... '"" ern ... .;\" .una . t QY. no leoc,6 l1~s n v ..1'
eeLL ";1,1)1 toll (3::IJ.'l.na~ 1 ':'J.. t, t.. I .. VBSQe.n t ff'.lc 1 be d.': '1 ! ,1~y va r ,;:;I~U
t.out.ttl ,t It.4
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3" hy I LIve:n uvannah," .l..C1..,.l;lbllt, '.... ( ...uroh, 1951),
Ten years 1 t~r in
9
eo I t ... tll~ !'rl PelS of h . or :y
riB 0 ..1 tion in .... ,vdnniJn _ervay ~1 , t! i to BDy ah"ut the book:
'it.l.1J ur ~0 ...0 0 . il rit ... 1... 0 ~X 0 e . erithlagth~t i· evil nd ron. bilt I Scid woe not aga1not8D.ythi!lt. lr .. J'll I. ~ut I 81 . t those thing ll1chare 8 part 0 t!ll ~lt.l,) ... n 11 to n un hich arp rt of t ocl 1 f brio. I del-leve th t very,rlter shaul be on ::>f ".-xI' ngr',- /llon. 'fe _~_ould
B rt n '1ct tne'r ~'ju tice.l
;rv81 C.)L tl U Qt. 1;.., in. v nndh, ,ere he wrote his 1 Bt
(1947),
-"==~""",_-,t,-,,-.--,o,,i,,t,-,-y(1'1L.1) , rh v i 1 d Fountain
·.r .Jcron (1'150).
t..> '~va t ro t tre ~ol ftar t ltee.u month l.lf io:c;;m!ort,
thi,;j !Ad r tny winter alor an..., at
Jtjffo:;;? OLL 10 it.l in tJiL.. <.; l)hl a::: carclnom.u of the h:ryD.X,
L C no or ."2 let IbeX, 19,50, It.rvey, "scarcely able to
norhl1 :l.J 1 t 1 in •.w 'f~)~ k. ~OJ-' tretlt-
~t.•. lJ ....e<c ..'lbdd nl ellctl:JD to Jl1' illness:
, i taln a 1a Jr .Jftar .LS9 88 ,", Bt._uci., I hodretrub..."(.: iJ';lf.;d 1' .• b. t.i.'in o. ut uri ; . tLi" t Wl-r..,l t.11' )It I:)r 1 1n to h -ruy tl ru -ta the..:lnt.:. ~ t • c 'a "I . ..K. in r ...1 ty,... Ul' ery. :leer i" r, tUft it , t fl itsvlt, .u-Cv
_a_int. •• ! t 8 d fl deB ttl. u rebirth
811 tile ,,/j , 'r~d t sro P:l1 io 1 ) in dcda~l.xl ty, .J. ir 'HI ... Il.:ope.4
. 1" ~ . e '10 1 t 1 'Intil 1.. de ttl, ttrvey
Ull... er ,.u.t t:1tJr er U"3" - ·.r tL)~ 10, t vole , 3 e
1..::- v6nn<Jh or. 1.. 4 jt):riS, _,Jve J r )v, 1./J..9, p. 11.
4"-"_"v",,,n,,u,e,O,-hcc..~o:±r-"n"i".",.,., -"ZO-"d J J J. r L J 19 ',1 J ~ • l' •
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ot a ....811 n ... HulJ. t.o oe I ,.y t. b~ .. 'J..~Ul;o.a .1.~ t.lr>J<-t. 1
J..b.l.; pain _H L Illct ud bJ tn l::wd.:J .• 0 v.~r, \.otd
,1;. ;,H•.J ... Val L'",.:4 riliJ ,0 In tb. l' t . Lx ;ntll ... ot his
li.£. '" l~fJ v.r t t- 0 arti:l~ ";;r :.g6 nt, "r ,L1':> .y ....nc.ll1' s
t. me" (J lU ~YJ L ..ill n.... .., . y I ,1- e i- >sv~n!luh. bru ry,
1951). J.!1 ,..."li tic h. v.r .... la L\;; .1.1l-t dtO.d 9, I'ulSHKl Ild
'enture" (19;1) 1;ln. 1I~}n n. all' (1115..:.1, w.. ich ppeared 10.
1h ,s.:Ir.,l vio ,. ,~rvo lod (~n J U U: t 12, L',l, t' he
>u 0", '" -'.oftl. He W Ja.l.'1eu 10. iOUttVeoturt;l C mt;lto~' 10. ...,aven-
I.Ua.. On 1L t m __ tolla er i.rlooribed t e . ....rua, Hll..)nl, tlle
1 at tIt) 'J..~.;. .. a: L ,e.n u L:!!~ J.,Iurnerj t t. utter-
lo_t .1.l.1:t .rl f.40_ .J.;j. e.., i.Jl1J .ctlrt t1L'~ fiil .It. lU t
va ;.;Jean. 2
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HarJ'Y ,~ervuy'. tv.elve .....k. iill, IvlJ.ec. into l,Jur
r).J. Jt; CClolr 1 tv subJ ct 4lUttei' n wei." 0 hacc.:ling.
In tr11. ecti ill or tJ 'J r jtlrvey'. b:Joiii.i ere u.ibCu. cd
uo ... sr t 1:1 e Gte: :3: j{o~ntlc u cnt'Jr! .:lvsIs, .'1' velo,,4 ~,
.->8YC v1 Ie 1 tf \ 13 J ;tl (;11-,' 10 1c 1 .>velti.
Romantic .uvucture ~vels
16rvey'b 4-11'.1.. t vels, .... aruv:otus 'lY .1,Jlt (1~22)
dn~ ~hu luc~ .~rrot (11L511 aru o~c pe storie full oi 6C-
IIt;;L1t:U8 11 tr1 .Ut,;. ln ooc.:t OJ. .,_6;11 lervay U,;,ed as LIs
etl.·... l 1i ,urn fle ·,... t.-.1 .i.. yOWL Ii erlc.Q lrl \~lO ec:>ues 10-
'l'lJ..ved 1.(; a ,,~rio .:J_ d" rOll El ... \' Jntu.t' 5. 0t<rt.1V,AS by
t"i. 1ll.t L, ... ",,' nt atl.c t. c 0 .... c. y_t, .. .JUt; tl ft o~ fubli-
lou ... ly vl.lll~b.l ....y,: j6w~l.S 01 n,i) ..In iJ .. ta .".I.trl,,;,ulIs
d ~n6aVf:ll'.;) tIJ rOC •. Vd.•,' tt.. by ht-J ..l.v1.1ah .J6cret rvice.
1& ,Cl;:loe Ute 1'1 )1. ... 1/ t l' U '1 Z",;. J:1Ysto::,y, 1!_-
trl o ue, ... 'lentur 'ill .. 1 t:Jr' red 'oS it final ..1-1. x
';";1 .. l.boat J.ll I.h b.i~ .•e J the (,iran... LaJlu. J. t.o .J:l.l.n
c ...lUr.... ~tul't1 1: d y,J ~ ,~m.~.j,iO n ~irl ,n .... Wl-1.;S 10. In 1a. vi it-
Ing ner b.l.J ... 01.' ,W Q 3J."l.ti.h dJct ... r ..l0 beCU.:.lt. L,' 1vad in
.1.. 1 t L.. ,l d u \tt Bel' ice ,,)- •
11
12
Only one 0.1. h six L' vie -. s of Ctl.r8TtHl~ by UL,ht
(indexed in
',L ... Ne 1....1
ook Il.v1e..." ~_i\>est) 1s -nth- 11 favorable.
te rose v tio. 8, dnL t v al' nJDcow.alttul. 'i'he
r~viewer8 l:ltG .1ervay'a WIl ~nc:l to .Jv8,1,''l.Tlte t tlUl6S dJld
to be le '--'6 t.u.r , but -.131 COO".Lst j tly OL::1.,Jhaslzed thut h18
snortcoalln.->s . );Jear nCc.lio~l>l L C-.J...lpuri ... on 1 th the _ar1 ta
ot ,11s .~rltiJ • in tU6 or < 01 the L'~;,~ York .Limes reviewer,
• • • "hich
The critics were 01 0 in U6reemant us to l~rveY'e
ability",) 0 j,l::'ure tne vivid t::.1,unJur OJ. the ."ar .Ast. Ji~ the
~ew 101,']( ri:.:l68 rtlvieVoicrs CO:utl~l1tcd;
The .ll1y.:;t~I'V _,,U... 'omanc ioU tlncio,:nt 1 ods \.niJ38scant nu ~~~nd • oolors und cu-tom~ are ~tr8UBe
Bil... full of au 10 to u;) "dID are of the ·.e.... lowric.ly t much t Ii n':'l n v ... ry tnt r .. Jt Jli:: r.:.,lllull.Ce .2
In l!~lte ~r t,lrl lQpr.:>b bi.lit J 0':" the plot, th J'8TisovsrB
benert.illy felt thut .Iervey muce hl~ ~t;)rJ plausible by:
lIlJJ.Divulating Ill. tare'Jds cleverly liLld by tho device of :lIlvlng the more l!ll rv 31.JuB eXQloite perf~rmed uJ .....m.clvne other thuLl th, ••ero, Ul1u. by notf4ttem.ptLl , t:.> e.x.plal. ;verytrulJ(. J.!l th", end.J
Th~ ,wck. yurrot, ervey' eC01ld novel, 11k the
flr~tt 1.s iJ tl.lle of Ql.lst l'J unil £.J.:.1unce. In tnid nJvel. ne
utilized piotures ,10 .... ett!.i.Ls oJ. ... uch faraway )11:1008 tiS ~llng-
D.~ore .... .l..f..ICl, fJL:.u 8.:>rouo n oaiu 0 nt8~'dd tile action ubout
1 ... 11 hn Yv_k '.l..ir..e .. .Liook .tevit!w, AP1'il 9. 1922, ;J. 11.
un J.m.e rio:.ul hero ine
1)
\)~C sCd.'ia Cl.l. S .11't tlnd ,tJerllous d",,-
ventures culw.i .tt.:~ L .1113 cla .1'1
....,Joie ty 0 ..a 'laCK PuJ.~rot, 0 ol"geniziJtloo of UDusr arId
cur tare ~ng gad In d)8 peddl1n • :0,61 thlavery, ad
.ur.Jr • .1 OC16'Y Wtl ..J "EH.l . tter t vrl o Ll 1 Ie< dar, 8
nll68 blec a3':.d ho in t.le eurly d y~ or the soci y WtlS ap-
'ut to cueto. ~e olte tbo ue~t~ of ita le~Ger
L.a ...,;:>ciety C,J!il..J...ou.aa ",0 flouri.",il. In ... dl.<itlo!J. t.:> tild young
estr.J.l'i Q tild 1c.i.ety. tUa c ... .i..~1 cLltlructe.rs are u trsucll
B .crat 8ervl c 'hent. u cupt~ln in t~a rench Rnna~t6 drQY,
d.. te rJjsl.l at Ui1.artJs .n.
vlSn vir',eat for .L118 ....l;,lcii. J. .rrot L:l tiJvorabla. .. •.hl ot,'ler foar
1 ,(,iicate rese.l'Vi.ltL.J£.oi. 11 of th rov.i..ewers ~e~~ to ~T. lelt
t t rervey one _ aguin .. ll.CCd6ded in "c_pturing tn~ c ~rlll tlnd
my .. t ry of [, Ie Orl:al\t. "1 file oritic riJr tel.a 6.1 'forK .'lr088.
fvx eXd,:a la, f; olte of ~11;3 vivid. fla.snll<:.>ut pictu.rltB u d
.l.l.l.,)teu fr,JQl the 11.:>Vdl Ilervey's 6scrlJtioD. of 'l'hurad y lsI nd
~ith It~ molteD. SLyt It~ souutonou dazzl~ or 6UnQ end sea"
·.ad .11s b 10 deeler tlon that n fa stars llaiJ been broken
out li t~ .hi te eO. t on the tor 'id sk.y. "2 The; i terury '1.6view
critic fouov. 'ervey', t le fre~ri:J tiy "fi." ...
1 ...1 tcrc.ll'la .er J 1)2)) J
l£.eet71.
Intorn& tio,uul jO.)k .'ttTi~\It, I L o. 12
2'fne t~e'f; Y"'I'k lif:D~ \OOk tovlew, ~OV t:l oar 11 t 192"""p. 14.
J.l.'he _ook. .. _vldr. l..-i"ost, 1;2) (Co., 192~jt ~. LJ6.
!.>rt"..: H. • llaon
14
In 'lnr; !bck .;rrJt 1::1-. in craven"! by Kit,ht thtJ re
vi (;r~.;,;: g..:."_ l. u,t.lo ...e;.'voy' ...lllty tv cupture an 0:1.
ot .... c ~tt1I\b; ... ;J.fJy 'her t • .l.:>liover, B "ur!lly dlvlGea. 6.J to the
.1srlte 0 ... hi Jl.':>t c .&r... cters. ne critio telt t t the
st.,)ry .... ,Jul .0 tIl< l.''3iJl:er in ,-,U.:;Ip.:;l";S& t;J th vel' Ond,"l
fH':'vtn r label t! it D 'r 1m. y fab.L"10 tion. 'o.. .. 1.::11161'1y, one
r vltl'v,ar re.::ld..:' eu th t .. eel that ta /,.luta"r ill e;arrlng
tvr 101 tv J1' 1 c.wr cter tnt? act!':'fi"; another n)ted
tr..,;. t e ... y. y ... CcsaQec.. tl.-' li ~ traordini;lry uegree •• in
c t:lr ctar. ,]
1 n ,
deliuaatt.
1l.'o'ted it
aU wit 1 t.. CJ So.] _'_
T '1 r. d6reIJd, h;Jwev·r, t!lat, con-
J t 1 Ij t. It! etta :lte to iv, it
..... v' ... l1U1a.4
r:::-- velo ues
,1l~rv,,:{1 t:: t.r v 1 ~.3o. S ,-,-,Vt;>l' tl lC:i toe B C 1:>0 of
t. }';Jr "",8~t; .. r' . lr;J11.e God. C-all (19.24) t 13 area n'DaI.
'1'. 11 to • nOll, 'lold Lobrs_ (192'1) t.::.r.a C':>W1t~·", 1.... E1oJ:.lle
I ~ ;J- b.i .. flB 1. s_,v. t ._-",. J..l.binoo. th¥.y 'lYe Il iuter-
s""ti.let 'lcture of L.l, J_ i Lt j~ it tl' paara<l to <:l yOUJ:1& ~meri-
c .u in lltl.; sur Ij' t ;; ties •
.,. Ie-roO tr.:J~l! OJ ..... .:.. i1l1, 'Sl"Vey' s tlr~ t travel bOOk,
1/,1 .... , "':,J~"d 0_ ;11. Im)rOEB ,3 ~ Jf )ers... n:3 oc t::collonc pr.,Jble B.
!'ollo.ll.1 .. 1,e "u: .:f rJ.:.I.tl ce ta,. utaor visit"" duch t.r
l~,it l"i:ll'Y )i Je~t lot ri,_·,l..;.n 1 OUK. etl'3w. loco cit.
;e~1 ~\ Yr ... ';'/J A ;1ook ',3vie~, loco cit.
J'l'~~ :.uOK
41 ~i,...
d, _Lcast, loco cit.
15
e1 1 a n n, l,)t ), , ~ 11 .0.;: on. HarTey tlI1vOB
ft .e ~ a rd.at;6 Lt l."e~tlng OJ 1 en-
CU..uItel"S-- , ,).rl - " - 8 ar a , it 8 .U8
e erbund: , t hl'l 800 8 por r;
_0 ~ t r<l! c.Jurte.un. le als;:,
~8 cribes J. "S n to 1. or 8 • Deiant
'J. a. "n lh d8 t..l-in 0_ 1 >ok arvs1 de e 1he. it aa
en ul.toLll] • Ci)C fa ,J. tJ.tl. ort_"
The ,oJ:, oak revie a I; dexed in ,1.18 .ook ndview Dl-
__,-"'i",u"--"",.",a",l",d,-,_",-=-,,,,',,e=_ • id. r 8
oL.!. 8 tit r ret t·), 0... t
Rrvey' .1.r t t
I~ t 1 tr v~L b ok, ravle era t~und
'I 1 --,-1 1 lity snd
t e r v18.~r tor t~.
1 r~ hnas, ViT 4ne~ •
t.
1
v 1ra bl~ Ira ~ 1.1
,dtle n t
, l. .. ~8 t ~ JC~~ 1 t 1 11 0 he 8 B. out 0 the
on. tr v 1 OU.at. r. c~rd3 1s
1e On a lIter 6y ex 8 iti00
lyle enCOlDtereu in t3e 80 e rit r'.
- ' 11ell ...
t.,)ucn ;Jt ;".n
ll(; ~ 10••
t
wls. 1
..in,! Jbre, 6_ yay'
oCull's mw d~lne. tie
traLslu t i,) into lush or ictures ~~u oODtlun~l offect ot
l ,):)1a, o,Jlor, ol•.nds. 01.. mell .:> .rt.u.o.sm., CUADodla.
U~Q LuCB, ubW1udt th bae EO no ~. river. june1e. n te pie
J.tinct ..ru er e ·1 e.
r 1ns.
lQrtes 0
C.:»:lla n. t n r ch colon1ul aile} invok.ee t 6
L1 e h r vi B t • t aD,., ~OQ8 ,,11 11 our
_k rev! 8 1"1 ex in • -00" t vi _Cja tare tavJreble.
1.
ev 0 aotnu i tIc
1u
lJ.:q t, ...se.o ov r e ~ tr::LDse '"'oa.e
C.IL The ''0 t cited r ....vl ur 1" b bi" ' •.• b88broOI,
Wi! p"r. h b ok to e 8 aarla c re:
It 1 a eeelv1n ol~ us inolo m11~ly as aoyOtiUI ~ tra Vt.: 1 OU.)j( t uD C nc_i~ in t..J Ittl" e ortlae-tu e~ ex lJ i n3 detinitely Bex-inspired aeun1't 1 ..... 1. t e bg.ner se... 0 .I. 1 t D n Isolde.
ani~. I ~se tn ora in 1t crt a1i 1 .not eo ot; it 1 er-
III ltU.1
~n th 0 1 t n Of t re 1e er rver entere 1. to
t.eH eo 1 wrot out, r t ey w,re
• nell 01 1 .a, nbtive , " be en bl Ilitee. he
clo1 ~c " '" t~!:. rH1 cript 1 Hed t t "TOy co Id not
be 0 lOr t" ot ,J wrote on tile aa e subj e t:
"LSrvey's tr staunt of it tion la 1 a t ~ 1 ue and oer-
t 1 1y .1 llel ... esstul .....
11 a tn r~v1e er oun r 1 "k oJoyable end
e y to rea,. ...Vtl itl ..L .t"Ul" 1 • .i.l~o.n
1 t. t rvuy de erved outspoken uuclr tl~n. e turtner
id: wi1s lane It.lt B i clothed iil tft pu.rple Ion.... t 13 true aod
1t 1. to Hcene~ Q ur -,1 th: t 110 in 0._8.,tod, but a~ ao art-
l~t in the exotic ho 1 art 1 ra tid1 or 11. 0 in Sdk.•• II)
itll til
ervey' . 1
l!h "~
"Lb..J •
00 to r 7, • 7
f'E1yc..101ot:;ic 1 .,ovels
excey tl0,ot ~1001 Dr ~t8raitl. each ot
le. 1 Y~l. i cel.t Ied 8rOWla "'De ~r~on.
L )n. _.le oot .,avis••~. 7.
17
!!>:t.'1<.J-D ",UGst (l925) .C cr1 etS tll, dl 11.teGl'otl.?1l. of d youn
lIlb,Q from dro min rvw ,tic to b.l.tter cynic. l~ed ntling
(1929) i~ a stu y i~ p~rent 1 ~J~n tluu over DUO cnil~.
Tile Veiled Fountain (1947) 6xcHlI.1o.SS the develojUl1dlt 0 .. a
10LlD. ll.u..,iciaLl. In c.?nt1'8Elt, ~c.lool fo~ _ternity (1941)
pldc6s 8 t,JJlr IJ lea u on u rO~ of pec l~ U~ brl b8
in shtlrp OOliO t lr live' ail t roudb ta... lIl t~e 11vus ot
6c.;)re", 0 ... otUl)r.•
r..tha.n ,uest, HerveytD third A.,vel, 1a th tole ot 8
rom.untla boy J c.?.rn it 1 b 10 iLl ... or traTel aall advonture.
Jin old satlor -11'88 hlm. ally culor~d Javanese sarong,
w ~ch beCO&8a n i~.Jl to taan ;r ~tr USu Ad exotic 1~Dd8.
ttwn soon ro<:t.l.i. e _ the m.i ta.8 ot ni~ Im.puL ive e rly me.r-
rlage r fo.~ botwe n hllil oor" '. lIe J 1 ire, there 1s always
the c 11 '" J .. VWt:l.nce n adventure. ...uddenly "':thao leuv8s
n.1 s wifo prosaic 8ur- Or udlne;s tWd ,8 inl nib searoh for
romo os un - 83uty in ttl8 Far ';s..,t • ..l.h book. cl;Jses \'11th 6
bitter J ~18illu,3ion t 00 wan( oJ."l.n fr-.J41 pl.ce .. 0 :.:lL,ce in
tllB role at )dt.lUQO A'Nal1an bdllu(j sLager •
..T"n",--"'",o",o",l<,--"rl",s"'-,1"",,-,,,,)i"e;.le1.i,!..!<.t 1 i s t ad t en rc vI 0 \II B tor Co thon
&U6St, t1.roe r ftlil'or3blo J t 0 lOuie .te reserv::lt1oos, one 1s
u.;...lt:lv()r.~bleJ ....... J f.JL _ rtJ noncotn.:J.itt~l. T'U"ee ot the revie -
arB felt tUut ~ 'vey ,lbn Ie ttl _',eme) a r::J38,Otlc 88uroh tor
beauty) llu LllB exotic bac roUJ).. ;;) hi. ~"vel very "Well it
!lot expertly. '_ e rovisv;sr foJ.· thu ==~=~...r...1",."e"•• stated:
Ethan ~ue8t i rittenc"uee OJ. .Jun an .. 1intere t:.ln ~ tUd.1 0...
1 th cr,race tlnQ cllurm.. .>ever consclo~s literary
11 o",n e~otloo,- tho novel
18
88""ms t;:> L.t.O luI .... 0 .... ~choe 01 tof ~ exotio flaln. ~e nov~l 1of exotic color~ tL"lC! eC'lU1l1a,.l
rout rOIounC6Stt saturation
T.:le r ... vitlwer _or tho t). 'O.l'k. :Jrld tu..:JU ht ..hut hile tne
f.Lr.., t hul! of the book. ~-9 on ita 1'":0 leteIloe th ecood
!lelf WtiS BUJerior, "a .~8tor..1 .t;. . of 1e11..1 Ol."t rut
,,1 i te,r L .. -n.,) ... , n:..ia n 1.d t t .. t era It 0 luck.. "2
l\.e l'wvie ..er ... 0, tntJ ;alton f.Jl.illlJ, ~;J:J.",thi.l.l.6 'lOre th n the
"e .. r.y e tU£l; 0., 81C 'j 1.. novel~ " 18mour ot the ex-
<;to tao. 3v.:t 1" h , t :.....It 1., a tnoUt...httul a~th i.a
hie __ th t 8"18 or .b tv y 1 ~. ~ ~d w~thout sf >rt. 4
6Dt'!d: ... thBn ",ue .. t 1. -on ith ieaUn nd
ae . '::Itiu ..... _str lnt i it .8 J g !;.,; ton catee..Jl"y or civilized
fiction. tl 5
J.:llt;l t __, I vie ers :J,J L ..«.acut", r .lerv t: fie. ee.m.ea
to teel ttuJt .erva)'", lu ... urlant style aetr ote.... 11'Jill his
",uoat 1'8 t baot.j 1 t i musny. vJ1ca yvu ~ve JVt;l.rC.,lD18 your
u15lik.e or hi. ill. 4\ '.b.r Bee uad hl~ curi~ul:ily .16udlln psy-
tory iii th m.ucll lntere t. ,'b imllarly
t s ... cJ.turda,y .evlew critic' rthLcte4:
2,dlC3 O.J.k. ~\~law tHest, 19;G5, )1.1'
) ..'.1" . ~tlon, .e t .ll1 ...sr ~), 1') .... 5, p. ))7.
4Ioi Q.
J (J ...ly, J 9,(5) J J L
19
T'Ll i th sOt't ).1. ,J.)
IJlhny readers·.11U. ... oanJoneJercOClt oJ1 tho",,,, .J.tI.v~t Jrtan uchlovem, n t bu" 1 1
will 1"6811::e ':'1 IOU tlrU'. ,.ervey's :1ur~l t· ili
hi ~ i 11 be OboWl bymidway by rhaJ ~lfty
it. ....1. n {,uest 10 ll;)t
b\.;t :er t.Jry t, 'n :fOUlilall y - ,·f t ,r0'i.hta .:1... ,0 ...8 er de 08.
'ne r~vlav3r .. 1 ..1'1, .._,'u llcno !.:>u.nd no•
;aeri ~ in tn t>r r "'.:l£I r ad ~ • llo t 11"'J1 i tor trom.
rl 1 1 """ t 0,1 t , 'Jl 11 9 fl • n or all'"1 J,3 the
uutnvr c. ce .~':'l ) " o· ne h n one or j'. ..n ~ 61' or J6CtS. It •
O'-Jl .. n,
l'olilUl J W S
lunCl . Q 'rell f
CJIl.. t tl bLo K.o. in hi, BO rc nor~l eXlbtence.
ith he axed tlol ot .. th' n ,Uu It, th ~ ;, lr ;;. halt' ~l.' .!lien woo:;
·t 1 .:.xVUtul1a, r ia, .4el've .i.lf;l, '1' .. viau. ly usad ,:mly
orient.1 b'iC ...·,J..wd ... ,Jr 1.1. Jl V l~. .J..n ~ad . tlGl,","3 tL boy
l;; + ••0 i ,,:,>", ed L .. t..J ,J, ... .::l.i..1 lon by nl ... 1.I..,mlntl tiag 01 ar
br._it~r ,J iny
v: t d. to ),)1'\10
hi :llottwr J :;tU ... U) .•10 is ~... sei,)n.ately ..... ~-
·oolinl l"Lllltl -.iway eo u e he could not st",nd
t ~111.eu. while
ervin· in t _eD.C ~:Hl oj hStU"il of her
h U ,8 into 8 snrlnc tor Jom.1n/ nd
trie to ,\.8 ." ~oLtl no 'fii t her .oraniptul mourner. n
8 former cOIllrrJde o· )OJIlY' '}l\1es t 11e bout t .18 BlaMer ot
e f.:iew"s cauth n t:loK.68 a ::son's oleoe it "".aura. ,h n
t.le iJ.:.:..LrJ.lI.er, G.al..Llal$, h l.?uCi. by Laur, take t.lle 1.1 ~l.j.o
J?' 1.
~1 ,)l:K H.cview ..11 ..8 t, lac. cit.
20
love, lelano, by ililf.l< hilll ana cn.um1ttlD.t; 'sl.i..icid.e, lves
t", stvry 1 t Had ...Ilolng. 1 .5 moti. v tir i ~'C8 t r 11 the
Bot1 ~ in th book 1. laura's love ro~ L0a14y' ~~ ~~e re-
vldwer lor t.~1 rimes C~ outeG: Tal 1. the old
tneMe vr n 811 ver C .'\1 o.tterellC, or it
1 ~, m~tnerts love ~~ ~nti c 1.1 rutu r L n her love tor
he "ok {8vl~w ~iLeut list t v r'v .I.e 8 lur .ted
e oritios
.... \1 revlew-
ar l..>r tfld I, EJ ~ Y.:>r •• .I.'idee 8did: " ,'vi. ,1l' ell. beaut! ully
written it aDJul, ' ad .., tari.lll' to ~,he r put.tieD or it_
Y.J~ tluthor. ,,,; ..l8.re U6c1rd t ex.t>...~ B:..ed 0 . 0 ... 1. t op1.nlJfi
au oU. ),JLutec1 oJ I.l.t t.wt "h .; .k. was ".m.edlocro }lert .:>rw-
unoa, little Olit 0 h .,rdln I,'J."3
.Jrv8y'g ,Jlotu... ~ 01 tUJ.rle t In. .Lilb c",·1tic .bi:l ... Jtad 1.0
.lorv,)J I. lier itr! ti 11~t to captu~e ,In exotic
bae ,r.JLUL .DU weave i ... i lv n t~ 11 r,und lh same
s ..111 1L ".<"."d""",-,ld..i"",!l(L." .I. .1 I 0 0 • ):t ..... J. 1 e e .l.'tlvie .. e .1" J: b ervad :
" r •.•orv..:-y .8 ~Jritte.tl nova 1 erain city anu U ..:iQ.a
co bll1e to stirl ~ YowL h~ cet~~t ull ~i elt free or
I Y
21
th lr 0 r.~l ~ i clot", 11 vlJ'l,t &nd.
8l0tlv t1..u. Oree ell, .1 t d oJ¥ ual"U r t:
it oar llel lv.r. it.~ un r tn tounda
• It Hoy ad~rlor flo or tra-
.:. r nc tr
t• 1
a1
.<
G8 .oJ. J-W
t.1. .Iila vfrr noe
~ n
-C nol ... ...,r t l' 1 t,; tr"vel-
1 1 c r 8 Jl.DI.l!l-
t. t • t ... c. • ecns,
L'la I t J. .. tr 3 .a. tee. '"troyed •ult dt c.
to ... !
t v• 0
[t 1.....
lYd t
l _
1. tt ttJ.. ">0
u1A c "
1 n. tI'llii It..td:.J
Jon 01;.)01 t . l t.. le VBy e lure t 11.vBS or
u .,ru .. of 1 ...... _.......... th r fo.. 11 ee h,JU e-
rt' ~t t.- iuor9dlbld C 8t18 0 iJ umdzl c u.nt 0 • t
I 1a .... I nc1. eylle.1 Je of l.lr eccentrio
~O t, t~ '1 rov ul t l' w;:: r ...ed er .11tle M4 t eir ~a8t8--
i nocent, 80li 1 111(,;,l.41 snt, r crl inal. 51~8s tGe
COUll t u.ntroc .ed prie t. lstt,lpolnted 80tres8.
11 scboo.... te cue,,·, U aal",'Jr, 8 ,foun art1st, on llllpovdrl.sned
noble "itv :eu of l..,lver. ./!;80 of the,.l baa
re C "led turn 1. ;::,1. t. t, 1 ~re n n earthquaKe 011-
•• t t crt l e res-or 1 ~ tt t) ar w n18 own
!.:l I).,K ev1ew, 100. it.
L ~ ~~t, ~cc. 1.
v Ii _4 815, , 1 1, • 1.::.
zzco cl .... .i. LL_ ;"U,i t • I- etl .1 .... , o• t; • c • cta ao
~c 001 1 ~t6.r.~ltl wa ••1 c t.oa by llei ot crit-
lc. 0 t be ... t '1810 ... 1 • uri JUly,
Au u t , t 0 1 4...... 1 i • la ara listed•
1 .. ,. <"e .. t, t • r t r b118, t 1 .c ta
r rv",tl.;"~ t n .ncoa: 1tt ,- , • - 0
I vit bly. , c H' 0 red ervey t .Ql)vel to
l'llornto.tl. 11. -,....H- o. n ul •H~Y • v.... 0•
1l.0 i. .d 01 111 rit bet an 'h t n ·),Jlt Beems.. to 'a 1 til t
l"Vey' c 1 ereU. 10 • . J 0) rl ,. • 1. (.:)t~n
"" Id :
1 u t; 0 1oJ.. .l t';' t .l.I.aer I 8lot ,xc t o. our • t ,. c r. '0 1 10-•
vitea 1 O~'i Y J.4 r i tar r ev1 e ,11 a "t. ... < . .. • .V tJ belleY 1 t
10 r it. r' . 0 1daa- a f • CB, 'liJ. u • , rve/' it 1 an, lit~r r ¥ t .. · tl .. • o• ... lver 8tw:1 ..
r 0 r vie r , ra r d: t ll.l.tul •L. ~ .... L. o. r. ·1 t u • cv r 0_ lort,J,l. )
t_orl • ~od lv.d" vcr t t .0: 001 lor t rulty
.twllc . at h J '" d by tv r • ttll rl. d 0 <,0
.1. .tey. ot toa;
c' pari j it o. r 1, .or • , c rt i 1 rect &rave or t ... • lld-rts e 1 r b oed tv ll' e'.e r. 1 t e. 1 .1 e 11
1 • r r , • • • 4l, • .v .
" • • -. d ¥ .<,wi o. lt t ...._e.,t or o. 1 1. 14.
h J ., r 0, 1 41, • 7.
lrl n ..1:Jtittrly bL'U .orKvd J. t at; in t t.h\j b.u --6rv1..ulli. of
..a.::lhm.,i~ A; the Uoulaya.... Itt;lrvey tt t J thbt .. h..l veiled
':llwt in WtL '8 ilictu.:e 01 I·~ .. itl that 'II ~ t:l.ll neVdr will be
bUln, tll.) Il,it.l .,Jf i,J.<.; ;;..uLlc nt r jJ~).je."l
"T~',~eLCV~e~i~l~G~~o~'~ln~t~"~l~n re~olved tour reviews liHted in
J.hu o.:>k "evie .. ult,e .... t. l'\I~ 01' \..he r vie'W>os dr tuVOl' bla,
oat> 1.. ictltea reael-vatiJD, onU. on.e 1.. n.)ncocwittal.
J,he crit ic C'llllm ,nte fuv ....r. bly on tt~e ."tyll, al':>V8-
.aunt, c ·e.r cterL..utiJu, Dl:.. Uo.>' 01 b~c rOutul of l.u.! {ailed
~o...ntain•••1'tdr C.J.Jm, .Ltlll( ttL t l.h bo.)k. was 'WlusU.<:!l, well
'r'rltt~ll .... 0 cL:!r.f:J.lly .tweed,·2 toe to',", Yor cice revleVter
a1d~ ItF tJl:1ny '~.hdruot8r9J howQv .. r u.wellevabla tlllJir <.letioD,
r.lraly l.Jse i 1£ h"-ll... U.lon the re dar. nJ 'llzab th •
ie 01... nolated t::> the cook' b cj.~ 1',H,U1l1 \' '.In t ted:
"' .)auon'. ;.,.0:0> 1. tio tiL>u, :'11. C:,mtlII.Ullt', u...lit:JtJ ... n .. I la'B
rhl1.untl ... .l. n 6rd lU ~d i tv u oolor~ul b:lc grvund."4 .. he re-
v:e. 'Jr Jor tll l u"i.\3tlun cieuce onit.:>r U6 crlbed t~le novel
us .... "str.lllt;e. beullti1.l11y llr_d8d, :.>lece 0.1. ~ Jrk."5 Tne one
i sentil not C!1 l~rJGl too 16\1 Yor: 'Times 1'..::view6r, ',1,;:.0
lelt tli:t the plot lYdB "le~E c.),lvi.ncL t~on tboBe w~o ucted
1._1a Jllvar..r: h .vo.i", .ri;s... , loco rit.
lin", :k>olt (oview, ·0 e ... li r JO, 1947,
Jla, ib.L'"q: ,Tvul'llI:::l1, LXXII (Novam-
p. 40.
4 1!zeb3tho~rJ l~)J)J 1540.
5T.e jook .{ovlew ~i,!eBt, lY47, p. 412.
it.'i .t\ll t.he r le .... 6rs
Fcc nti:lin we re duble
25
&r~ a J however, tHdt. .1. •• 6 feilad
ovel th tained int,rest.
;oclo-,tJ;",.,c~.olo~ic. 1 ,-,vels
In tour or lervel' ilJvel. h still stressed the pay
c olo~ 1e 1 ex';,J_rleJlc6s 0 ti .xtr' lculur en r~cter but in 8d-
ition be intr,) ucod cerl.aito ... .:>0101 jieal Impllc ,tiona. In
C')D!~tll (19.c7) he c.Jtl.::lii..sr ...d th .J..·ol~ ot tue COLl ;ueror in r€l-
11.1 tl to tbe C h,·uered. In T.le Ir.::Jn ium... (19J1) ho DWu8 Ii
.,trvLl OuSU O_.uiLlSt. the iuju::tice of j,lenul LJdtitutiv1Ho by
sho'l.D.(; tllu af eat on thu in:iluteB. In ".Lho Duil1.l.ldti Don't Cry
(1<;39) he Y.8S cJL1cerneiJ. ,!(,11 the !llflu6ncd u~ou Uti L.etivldual
'::>.1. t.1 0:.0 11.>1 strllcture of ti Quthern city. In Parracoon
(1950), tt.c title tJei.nc t.16 n3ClO ivun to sluvo Dens, he ue.ui.n
d.cplored L ju£tlce in d Eijobollc 'ale of toe im.pact ot the
rut.r..:.le ..... Sl(IV trLdc Ulan d 130o.s1t1v yO'ln, Girl.
COl1H.ai. tlervey's fOurt!l ll.Jvel tone.; flft.n book. 1" an
attdw. t tv bAVO.O tne dec tienae .1<,1 c.JrrLl ... tlv at 0010n1a1
rule in ironoh InQo-(;hl11U. Ihe story' ... pr11 01 ~al protJgon1 ...t
1s t; betiutlful 1ldlt-Otl2ta t>lrl. Tn1-Linn. "-,,msa1 1. the
'elierl0 !it,dnB ... 01' ttl; ~ti"s or halt-breed ~JOmell ",ho b come
tile lTlietre. ileB of the lL:O,;)DOill atricL Is or travelers. T 1
linh clt~lrtB htlr c... re r e. u cong 11th Justin Ht.ltteur. a
Frauen dutJlor; tllen belltJivln t1l.' t!l .ill soon leave her she
oiiDV6... to ualt,OIl. O.os 1n ..>i:.li~)n /,)110"'6 t.ha puttern of
t e othar coneaie, m,;Jvi.D.f: from. lluab<,lll tJ husbend. Jow,ver.
11iLe 1'0 Y;:,r. l'ime~ Book ,{evlaw. 100. cit.
26
bee,,· sa n,l clIver ,J.1d 8.iU.~ltL, .. u veotuslly rises to
bCOvlil8 the tni .tress or L
One 01 t~e four revi~ 8 1 dexea in ~.~"~-=o~o~k~~~.~v~i~e""w
D168 t lcl ftlv,Jrable, two ar u. lfavoroblo, i.1(.1 ,,),"6 1., no.oCO/D.
<:littsl. .1" r vlewE:r bonerally .seemed t) be concerned with
t ....& decrea of !.:J:Ji ,ht .1Cl'V.y had :..ho.n in hls repreoantutl00.
of ! rUHC Cy native life. t~e dW Y)rk Times reviewer felt
t •. lt erv6J!Do. given d lively nc. COl Villol118 picture •••
thu t hu.__ 11 tilE:' t1.1r .J ... t.eilJ{; rlt te.a tr ......u a fir ... t hunC1
~ ,I.ledge,tt l db lL.rtrwr :Jdued:
r!lEl dt6fllll.j' ",liaute of .1>. ulll in ~.hici tb.<J tc~ l£;nercuts :,,0 :;01'1'7 d fl u.rs, t., l; c.J.atrast of oafe 000\lortn, ad cins:Jb ... .&ott.. it ~ cUlcieilt ~euce, theun,.erl'ri e brutality 01 c.;l10 ,1 1 (j.....:llli~tratlon
fe.;lLl£; 1 tr:eL. in d nger mftko C1 lolgnant .Du. Vividnarrc.ltive fUll or :lb en .ti..;. d1.. unuerstaDulJ.g.2
)n the .:Ita r .•unu Jl1LJ.t~t HUlllsay tho ue,ht t~l_ t t~le c. t:ractere
eJ,.u not oonvL.cin a.Qu thlt "C';:'f1fisl re.,cers only a super
tlclul intarpretuti.) or ronch CJlonlal Bid native life io
1. ~o-Chio.. )
,-,-,',-",-_Y,-J=.r",,__-,J"r"l"d< c OlJ1l'\ ;0ted t how-
over, t t at 1e.. 3t ,n t tom t d be -n Q,l."de to dig balo the
For III t.ha t muoh of (,oo6..:l1 s,:)llnd ... 11k tho thri11-lub ....1 r..J..b<iu J'ON t r on B pree. it shuuldnot ,,~ved a.val ju... t _.....0tD.ar .no of tllysebOOr..t llt I y -LhL tl..- .. 0 ,. ·ul uot be fairfor It i- ¥ar .llt cr. erV6Y ~la:J 1;&j,j,e & serious
)lhe auk ll(lvl. _,ir,,8st. 1927, p. 345.
.:7
effort to ~€t Un~8r til a 1t ~ v d6r~ p~ople.l
-,,'htJ Iron iloD'. i tl tu ..... y 0 ... "j11 Get riordti.Jll or~ •• in .,:rl on Ulll1er t .• strElln ,') t.o: - uic COn itl.;ln • ....:.il .. ta.ry ri .. n 1n ",enCC;;8111b!a, rrio·. f K.n.:.nu by tn lIl1Uites
a t~, eted ;..t 11 tne _..ttl ...: tor ttl story_ ..' e IJrlsoners
flr ~e!l \ __0 t:w bean .Ji..e 6.L'vlce .itJl t.iJ. .. reoo11 Foreli,D
'e:.J..;..(;.. JLhlsr tjl crUGl uthori ty of toe", o,wwnti..tlut Dluplaix.
Wao in turD lL dominated by hi ~1 ,ivua haIr O~Btd mistress,
l'iu ... o:J.\Jrs sut __ or -Jruttll, InhUJ:llun treutQ6Llt.
Tanol~n is built up until ~he cllmaA ib enbieved In the 00.0-
filet bet,;et;lI1 tJ n iy tJPoln"e:! clod in como n., ptato.
W 0 _ersi... ts in h ..r' 3edl.. tlc : uest tur nelAi seJlsatLH18.
f. e Iron Ll0l\ 1'",0 i v~d f:)u ...' raviswD 11 ted in '.d'l8
B,)or: ,{Bvlaw .J!fi8St j ona 1. f v-Jr. bla, one 1 alcates r~S8rv-
utions, a~1/,..o t. re nJ..r1c':>Ill.J.ttal.
arvcy'~ holon o~ etti; wus noted ~lt a rOYal
oy t v 01 th, r viewera. ~h r viewor tor tue ~l.~e~.~~o~r~k,-~T~i~m~e~3
auid: 'r•. !drvey ~uJS ..me lOll lJ return t::> tn tr.::>plc
cnt...r.":':: ,ill Cu :py o,:uI!16.uted:
T .. ;)B~ \.111.> hav~ 'N8tched the developlll:Jnt of ~urry
1.l61'V6y' ljuctol' ....... 1 tal nt •••.':lust rejoioe at1.... retu,L'11 aft r 11 t 88 8.Jn' a tled ,l!;ndlng to his
,m..:,., .. t fortun te .t.l11eu, tL. .,. st. III J.'!L Iron-.ldoVl ••• ...:..r. :ervey'a '::'.,).1.1 iSLlCy at 6.J1rJtlorwll.a~r tiV8 III u hi. ly J:ol1()1L ted !Setting Io! onoe
lIt>I .....
2The !-jew Y:)rk rime" X)oit ll:evL.w. ebruary 8, 1931,p • .::2.
11.01' Ilj:."l 11~ t
orve/' 0 ice J~ utti
It u ~",,--,-,"-"'-'== r vIewer op roved ot
It th t 6 • d ect d Bt 1.
t -.torr:
.;.:"tu teL. t rt..l.. r tentlouBJl, 8litr ...c tu.re J G", 'ley 1 _. t8 l.i..OIl call-
10 t.J..1 literary .i.L!o t J 1, ort~ ~.t r rWdl" 11 ~ e iT n 1 J 0 d
81..1.. • t ....V8~'ltU t;;rJ.,r;.
w ver, th.-tlat
L t "ti
~ t.
~t i t. 4venttu"B
1 r vi ll"8 seea to teel t t 8 Tro.a
t ...... r vi r ;.Jr ..
n "V ~ In which re 118m.
r .... oiZU1 os ..i. )(1ra r ba""t,i. t ) t 1 )t c~n 1 erable
ill u P'I u.:med u 1 r view ot the
t: 1 t 1 t i t .teaent: r a 1 ....w Ie U 81lO Bestul
tr lAtal ttaa .. 11 o~utlJa ; It 1~ 8tron me8t, ViC!vUB,
brut .1 ... a IJ,ttle
.l.!le tulod uO 'It ...ry L. ttl ,t.:>r.:r vi uelda 0' Irian,
potaLtlalit1es, 'Who i bJI'fi 1n be ld }'ort,
~n ... l.b.e poor ... .Jt .lstrlot. or vunnah. rlr~u h shear
forctt 0 .. char cter .•elda rl t~ ASr 'W y U) .h ocl 1 so 1"
o.r~ .l.i ....e. ,oo,k. 0'11 wJ lac. cit.
) U I l~c. ~lt.
"-,-,,,t,,u,,,--,,d,,-":!,-,,,.,.,v,,,i,,,,,--,,,,,--,,,,,t=ra,,,,,tu"r.."e, .rti ilU r Y J 1 , 1 J1, p. 7.
5 U PY, Ivo. ctt.
29
en.u. tria to \B..I.tJ SCl';'letillI-..:. .;1 h r lite. ...·h i~ beaten dOVon
an. ~f1rdened, however, by clrcLLi.sta~lCOS teyolid her coJntr,Jl.
dIe ::;itill yo un c, iLl ....,ldo beeD e taacln ted by 8
be utilul ol~ LOl~,.> 0' .Jeite 0.06 ;;1 til ~lty' aq,j8res. uhe
dreatll3 ,t J.ll t h. ,JUS... !, build U., a fllnt3SJ at 'IIh.at
LLsr li fa vu 1 ~ 1ill, ... id. ar ctlilJ ... s!1. dream be-
c.:>....es a r 1 "JO 11 ty j 0.:, ny year L· tel', in rder to ga 1Jl
a rejeoted her, ahe
t<.l,l'D~ ~h .3t tely 01 ~'l,).Uo 1 t a hOll. e ot" orostitutloa.
oiJlc.e .... t tl ... e f .... vorabls J th.Ju...;h lth re erv tiOll, the otil6r
t .reo dro aonoo.m;n.lttal •.dlu rsviewers rauoteO with ..llxed
o.f'lni,J!~s to t.'ll .... o.:ly01. .... I re.viewer tor tho ",.=~,,,,r=~~',,.,,ra=l,,d,,-
rrf una felt t~ tina 000 ~suttered fr.J~ dO oVer-abundant
..e ~dJ.ed, '.::mever, "In it .. Wl;.\Y 1t Q8t..8a heady road-
i 1 th fJ ..;Jl t 'u ~C OJ. u oIlsrt!cy, lLlut, lovarty, ~nd
ol'utalltj ~Jruviu.ed d~ ell b.IC'"-(..L",JWH1 101" tho story OJ. the
Ivv,) ,J1 :.:.aIdE.: 'Brien. ~ dassolut lJav!. felt that the r..torl
we. dtructurally WBI::lK. but thou ht tl~u t tnl;; was lllore tnan
com.~ens3tQU to:.' by tii.t:l "9:Acellent han li;]g DC c:'lllr ctars, tho
rienne ... of aoant:t dliJ tb, ...U;:13 run ... er1..1e., oJ! lul.I!vLJ.uo.1 8Pl-
..vtul~a,y .. Yiew co.. !.lI'. nted: ",r.
Ii'he :.ew YJ ..'I. Jerel.! l'rlbun9 Bo"K ,~eview, Au. u. t 2.1_j9. p. 20.
21' 1".
J eS801 t wvlt;l, ,le e" y.:l ...·k 1!.J.W,6 ,).,JoJi ,tevlew,.rlu' U;.,it "'J l'J)9 1 p • .r:..
2':>lnot ,i 1 IJ n s r
)0
piece or roal1sm.." 1
'l.e ruv!8\. ers 36 ad to CIJU 4J.61' C I ,l..lct::lrll'.atiJIl
" ,0 bd c",-"r;:>und " ~ be",t us, ,ets of tli AJval. c Has oldt
IJavl o ':>::J..:.6 t d : "' • , 1 L c. .1 tl 1 terestl !'Jr t!l8
molc1 rL a tm..::l a ;)her a • -.lU :, 1 'J t .; ..0, tJl r.w lusts, tho
gract • VifJ]', L • '1 1;0 our 01 La poor hite, J nd
t 6, .J ro C ...lLl V., ad ')'/ l..:..<..talterl C ,8rac ter1.~ tion."~
. :(1,rruc->o.Q 1 t • ~ yo.,Jl> 1 1 st, I ." Y Jt11l8 lrl's
r ot1 to L.j '. t1co. ., 8eo • of t tie oval i ~ :t~ U 88
GuL.l.sa in tna 185u I • Iu t J.
,. t;d ly ,t :It! o.o1n... at
ri .. novel ~.T8Y expor1
out by butL.. i It:. Ul ,he ')$riod
t rJ'J.c:.h h tyl ,}, 111e, tm __ :h.:.ere, n C.JU iti.:>!!: in
r ....'rtu 'e e rltrlc9 O.l ~.~le .ainete.at oant~y.J .rne .rl. cipal
C .ur_..:ter, ,:3xlGi 6 CU tro, 1 i ..larttnt ... r the n.t:.ll' 0': Don
~rs nio'~ bu~l~e bri.nL:J hex a. ...t .a pl... i tad trltie
fresh frJJl1 ... In'!ul.r r ... llb';'JU .....lil J1OO ... in >ortugal to Gal-
law' a • k ... o ladva t11 t!le hU:;lba.ud io sla ve truaer
a .... t:..mt .:t. e 1 11 Vi.. in a i1U.J.oJ'rlal frlc_,Il alave 8XOnoIl88
.1 t.l tn barracoolls
1 ~;)o::s fro;::,. repueIll:1llce t,) ro-
C ~llloil, drawins J..r.:D. J .r hiJsb:. nd a Incrcesi ...gly ~erVe.L"8EJ
tyr. (11y. J.1 lr t n troylcs, the essential
vi.:.l ,n~e or ..:.u.oh o. v ryll lit fi ') t t e.il, ad tae1r
21.
2l~vl~, loco cit •
....~.va.nru. ... or[1,1n p • aVIS, lV bel' 30, 1949, ~. 11.
31
basic c~~~tli. t iIl C ar.;1cter • '1 i118vlt 01., t~ tn dr8Alutlc
de001.16p.bll t
'J. 0 0.1.
h star!.
:J1 r views 1 doxed 1.0. ..l.',lu "ok (8vlew
Di,e~t .r· t~v:Jrabl t OD ii, icate re erv-tiJns, ll. t!Lr88
~ nonc~ ~ittal.
In e er _1 tel' vie\l;era th",u .'It tha t ~rr8coon WdS
u well wr t toaD 1 tructed .oovtll. tJry 0:;. lIaid:
~ arry .erve/' tellin or .ne story i_ Doth DQ ertul ~nd
b 'ltive. n1 .41an J,be1.',,)I:!: C~~ ented: Il(.,LJosl1.g 6gbl11 a4 ex
vt1e J.111eu ar,d £l. t>lctur t:Jlue l.<:.J.jBot .lJ:lrry tlervey briO{s ott
an·;tn r ..! rtly C)O etruotl')Q r J:13I tic .novel. But . Lile the
r_vi or for th ... ~ln .r..wclsco l.ll OJ lela telt t t ervey
~;rjte "f ood, carerul, ti htly- it Dross,") he illso felt tru·t
.,. .rltlr. Vi e l.;ljrred b.'1 It 8.xces lve l..eslre to,:, r8u118m."4
'. JW ",..r, m:lst of the r viewers VI JUl.... 8e III to tigre\) "it,] ..ather-
1 v .. :lorley': COlilEl nt BtJout th book:
Deftly thi flut.lor \.e .ves ... tulu D.l t .....rture nd torm61;.t ••• t l--,t 1 ~l,.;.CC ,ssful u.:>t ,101" tor its n:Jrrdtive lid cl1ar<toteri_tltloJa out lur~ely UecEluse oft.'l8 illvolutiJJ (.[~\.C m..rtlclslIl L1sed in ita telliog ••• • ~~ooesaful method adds cucn to ~~od plot andchar' oterization.5
1 ary l{o..:a, he, Y~rk. .~erBld 'tribunQ ook eview,April JO, 1950, p. o.
Ij50,2Alan Abelson, 1,8. 'v.l'.lim.e..~O.:>k. •.e.vlew, Way 7.
. 21.
5.1Jtnerl118 .r;.
1950),094.iJr 11, ~,ibr_l'l Jourm~l, LA.~V (April,
n~t L18t~d in t let! n
0,.01 " t .nlty (1941),
rraooon (l~)v), 1 taate
•• u..l t r .J') nte lit t t in
6ulte"- toJ' uS reC6 1 tul.~tl aDi e teringo.>yel
cert 1
t. 1 t r
)2
JiIolt u)l rrl ;rvej' 1.
at 1.0... _ Is llisl. t.r e ·vels,
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.t 1t "
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-1'[
,,*V£i 11- ble
Oi06~'df c 1 n~ ib,d ,1' ) le ... 1 Ill.; t ./..'1 1 ~.c. .arry i~ervey.
In t .... o.at,,- i...,nt yeur~, lr-Jti! 19;2,( to l'1')v, .ervey""rot ten.
I1.:>vel... {l • OO':>K. 01 truvel. In '. ddlt.Lv, llC rJte Short
ceGl.
dele 1", !!l. - ine • ~utlon _'icll1r ::.crl,tSt nO.
.olu Ilia lir .... t short 6tory .It tll EJe,8 of 811-
te'3,a. i .. } ..... t. !.i. vel, GtlrclVtinB _,r i,.ht, writt6ll at t18 age
yOlla writer ith dome
lila ~tlll II boy 'arvey 'eCut!l8 interented in the
r.d )1' lV 1 i Cle t:tree trips
t ...er wiJ.l.le :.ill in hit:: 6 rly twe:;ntie .... hvu h A fit the
ruu tel' rt':>l i lite in ~ v,n h n. cruw .:>n thl~ b ok-
l~OU d fJ t..;, ;.lveis, ,tilltn ::;;U8St nd The .... Mad 0on't CrY,
t kljorlty Oi' 1.1 n~'vel. a1' &iJst 8,' 8. dotting. He
: lve alm::u..icl ty beauty ~gnl!lst
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