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<i>The Store</i>: An Old Review
This is a bit like the 70-year-old Pulitzer version of the lurkers support me in email, but hey, look! A review of The Store from Time magazine back in the day: Written in the great tradition of well-… more →
We Came Along with a Hammer
1933: The Store, by T. S. Stribling
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wrote 3 months ago: Literary Style: Stribling’s talent lies in presenting human characters—specifically, the … more →
"Novels are written the way people wish life could be lived, Sydna, not as things really happen."
wrote 3 months ago: I’ve taken a liking to quotations like the one above, in which The Store’s main characte … more →
"He detested lying to anybody, not because he had any scruples against it, but because it appeared cowardly."
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wrote 3 months ago: That quotation from The Store sums up a lot about The Colonel’s character pretty aptly, and de … more →
"Honors used to seek men, but nowadays men seek honors."
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wrote 3 months ago: Finally. After a string of novels that meandered between “acceptable” and “dissat … more →
"In response to his wife's uncertain inquiry about the political speaking, Colonel Miltiades Vaiden called back from his gate that he did not think there would be any ladies at the courthouse that evening."
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wrote 4 months ago: Well, then. So begins The Store, by T. S. Stribling, which (my copy, at least) announces itself on … more →
The Store: An Old Review
wrote 2 years ago: This is a bit like the 70-year-old Pulitzer version of the lurkers support me in email, but hey, loo … more →
The Store: Summary
wrote 2 years ago: As I liked this one better than my erstwhile partner, I feel guilty for neglecting poor Stribling. B … more →
The Store: Final Chat
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wrote 2 years ago: Dreadful Penny: The Store! I was not expecting shit to go all wrong in quite… nay, at all … more →
The Store: Third Chat
wrote 2 years ago: Dreadfulpenny: So things really heated up in this week’s installment! (I’ve never watche … more →
The Store: Second Chat
wrote 2 years ago: The Store chat part deux, covering about 100 more pages, in which we open with a Sunday brisket havi … more →
The Store: First Chat
wrote 2 years ago: (….a common refrain, I know, but we’re trying to post a little more regularly round thes … more →
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