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Book Review: ""It Can't Happen Here"" Page 1
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1 I'm going to say that I am rather surprised to find myself reviewing this book as it is not one that I enjoy or that is at all easy to review. The fact that I am even attempting to give you an impression of the book is an eloquent testimony to Mrs. Little's powers of persuasion. But it must be admitted that this book was not written solely with the idea of pleasing or entertaining us - in fact the last two thirds of it has been called a tract rather than a novel. it is an appeal to the author's country men to wake up. It would be impossible for me to begin to tell the story in any connected form in the short time that I have and for that reason I am going to use my notes even tho I'd rather just tell it for fear I may ramble on and not make the best use of my time for altho the story is intensely interesting it is not the important part of any estimate of the book. The background of the story is Fort Buelah a not large city in Vermont and the first chapter opens with an account of the Ladies Night at the Rotary Club. This gives the author an opportunity to introduce to us some of the leading characters who are to figure prominently as the story goes on - especially Doremus Jessup editor of the newspaper - man about sixty yrs old
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1 I'm going to say that I am rather surprised to find myself reviewing this book as it is not one that I enjoy or that is at all easy to review. The fact that I am even attempting to give you an impression of the book is an eloquent testimony to Mrs. Little's powers of persuasion. But it must be admitted that this book was not written solely with the idea of pleasing or entertaining us - in fact the last two thirds of it has been called a tract rather than a novel. it is an appeal to the author's country men to wake up. It would be impossible for me to begin to tell the story in any connected form in the short time that I have and for that reason I am going to use my notes even tho I'd rather just tell it for fear I may ramble on and not make the best use of my time for altho the story is intensely interesting it is not the important part of any estimate of the book. The background of the story is Fort Buelah a not large city in Vermont and the first chapter opens with an account of the Ladies Night at the Rotary Club. This gives the author an opportunity to introduce to us some of the leading characters who are to figure prominently as the story goes on - especially Doremus Jessup editor of the newspaper - man about sixty yrs old
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