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V.V.'s Eyes
''V.V.'s Eyes'' is a 1913 novel by Henry Sydnor Harrison, which was the Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 1910s#1913, second-best selling book in the United States for 1913, and is considered one of Harrison's best novels, along with 1911's ''Queed''.Hart, James D. with Phillip W. LeiningerThe Oxford Companion to American Literature p. 274 (6th ed. 1995) Later criticism has considered the novel (and other work of Harrison) to have pro-feminist themes.MacDonald, Edgar EHenry Sydnor Harrison: Southern Feminist in ''The Southern Literary Journal'', Vol. 13, No. 1 (Fall, 1980), pp. 42-54.(25 October 2010)V.V.'s Eyes (2010 review) ''Redeeming Qualities''(1 June 1913)V.V.'s Eyes. Hr. Henry S. Harrison's Novel of American Society ''The New York Times''(29 June 1913Topics of the Week ''The New York Times''Wagner, Mary Swain (28 September 1913)Views of Readers (letter to paper) ''The New York Times'' References External links ''V.V.'s Eyes'' at Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Sydnor Harrison
Henry Sydnor Harrison (1880–1930) was an American novelist, born in Sewanee, Tenn. He graduated from Columbia in 1900, and received an honorary A.M. from the same university in 1913. In 1914, he was elected a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters. He wrote under the pen name "Henry Second," and made contributions to ''The Atlantic Monthly ''The Atlantic'' is an American magazine and multi-platform publisher. It features articles in the fields of politics, foreign affairs, business and the economy, culture and the arts, technology, and science. It was founded in 1857 in Boston, ...'' and other magazines. Novels written by him include '' Queed'' (1911) and '' V.V.'s Eyes'' (1913), which were very well received.Hart, James D. with Phillip W. LeiningerThe Oxford Companion to American Literature p. 274 (6th ed. 1995) Other works include ''Angela's Business'' (1915), ''When I Come Back'' (1919), ''Saint Teresa'' (1922), and ''Marriage'' (1923), a volume of sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (; HMH) is an American publisher of textbooks, instructional technology materials, assessments, reference works, and fiction and non-fiction for both young readers and adults. The company is based in the Boston Financial District. It was formerly known as Houghton Mifflin Company, but it changed its name following the 2007 acquisition of Harcourt Publishing. Prior to March 2010, it was a subsidiary of Education Media and Publishing Group Limited, an Irish-owned holding company registered in the Cayman Islands and formerly known as Riverdeep. History Ticknor and Allen, 1832 In 1832, William Ticknor and John Allen purchased a bookselling business in Boston and began to involve themselves in publishing; James T. Fields joined as a partner in 1843. Fields and Ticknor gradually gathered an impressive list of writers, including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Henry David Thoreau. The duo formed a close relationship with Riverside Pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Publishers Weekly List Of Bestselling Novels In The United States In The 1910s
This is a list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 1910s, as determined by ''The Bookman'', a New York–based literary journal (1910–1912) and ''Publishers Weekly'' (1913 and beyond). The list features the most popular novels of each year from 1910 through 1919. The standards set for inclusion in the lists – which, for example, led to the exclusion of the novels in the '' Harry Potter'' series from the lists for the 1990s and 2000s – are currently unknown. 1910 # '' The Rosary'' by Florence L. Barclay # '' A Modern Chronicle'' by Winston Churchill # ''The Wild Olive'' by Anonymous (Basil King) # '' Max'' by Katherine Cecil Thurston # '' The Kingdom of Slender Swords'' by Hallie Erminie Rives # '' Simon the Jester'' by William J. Locke # ''Lord Loveland Discovers America'' by C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson # '' The Window at the White Cat'' by Mary Roberts Rinehart # ''Molly Make-Believe'' by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott # '' When a Man Marries'' by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queed
''Queed'' is a 1911 novel by Henry Sydnor Harrison, which was the fourth-best selling book in the United States for 1911, and is considered one of Harrison's best novels, along with 1913's '' V.V.'s Eyes''.Hart, James D. with Phillip W. LeiningerThe Oxford Companion to American Literature p. 274 (6th ed. 1995) Book ''Queed'' was Harrison's second novel (after 1910's ''Captivating Mary Carstairs'', released under a pseudonym). It is the story of an eccentric young scholar who arrives in Richmond, Virginia to seek out his unknown father, and "gradually awakens to an awareness of the complexities of Southern society and himself."MacDonald, Edgar E Henry Sydnor Harrison: Southern Feminist ''Southern Literary Journal'', Vol. 13, No. 1 (Fall 1980), pp. 42-54 The book was popular, and had favorable reviews.(July 1911)Queed ''The Atlantic'' (advertising supplement with positive quotes from reviews) ''The Nation'' compared it positively to Mark Twain, and ''The New York Times'' called i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital media, digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as ''The Daily (podcast), The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones (publisher), George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won List of Pulitzer Prizes awarded to The New York Times, 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national "newspaper of record". For print it is ranked List of newspapers by circulation, 18th in the world by circulation and List of newspapers in the United States, 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is Public company, publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 189 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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