The Independent . t in print. A specialists history of English lit-erature must in the nature of thingspresent to its editors particular and dif-ficult problems. The cutting up of thefield is, of course, the first. In this re-spect the Cambridge History is, in themain, well proportioned; and it devotesadequate, even generous, space to thebackground of literary history, and toits connection with the current of po-litical, social, philosophical, theological,and even scientific and educationalideas. Major figures are separatelytreated, in almost every instance bycompetent scholars, with proportio
The Independent . t in print. A specialists history of English lit-erature must in the nature of thingspresent to its editors particular and dif-ficult problems. The cutting up of thefield is, of course, the first. In this re-spect the Cambridge History is, in themain, well proportioned; and it devotesadequate, even generous, space to thebackground of literary history, and toits connection with the current of po-litical, social, philosophical, theological,and even scientific and educationalideas. Major figures are separatelytreated, in almost every instance bycompetent scholars, with proportionalattention to facts, with good sense andapt appreciation, and with effectiveconsideration of the place of the indi-vidual in the literary spectacle of histime. The scholarly tone of the work isconservative, and it is relatively freefrom super-subtle or controversial dis-cussion— the single marked instanceof exception being Professor Manlyschapter on Piers Plowman. If thereis a defect in the organization of the. Well! Where has theMoney Gone? Face to face with the New Month—and nothing but empty pockets and bills, Bills, BILLS Thats the dramatic, pitiful situation which con-fronts thousands of men and women the firstof each month. And the irony of it is that thegreat majority of them are earning good instead of forging ahead they are goingbehind. Far more deadly than the spectre of Povertyis the skeleton-in-the-closet of Debt. Povertyis honorable. Debt is humiliating. Hungerand want can be helped by Charity, but Debtcan be wiped clean only with Cash. Are You Living UnderFalse Pretenses? There are thousands of men andwomen whose lives are a mock-ery of lies. They masqueradeunder the pretense of prosperousfamily life. Behind the scenesare their creditors waiting tocollect for groceries, coal,cloth-ing, rent, medicine and the othernecessaries of everyday know this picture is true!You may not be one of the un-fortunates in the clutches ofDebt but there ar
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