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The friendship, work, and life of Hilton Kramer.
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Santayana in his letters.
On the memoirs of Louis de Rouvroy, Duc de Saint-Simon, newly translated by Lucy Norton.
On Cyril Connolly and “promise.”
On being well-versed in literature.
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The trials of literary longevity.
