HALSEY, MARGARET — With Malice Toward Some

Hamish Hamilton. 1939. Hard Boards , 22.5cm. Ill.: Harold Hailstone. Book, With Malice Toward Some by Margaret Halsey is 276pp & over 500g. The binding's still sound but a few pages have been (as another seller wisely commented) over-opened, thank god it wasn't a paperback. reviewer says >>> Peg Halsey travels to England for her husband's year-long teaching position at Exeter, with stops in Sweden, Norway, and Paris. She has a modern American perspective (as of 1938, when it was written) and she can't help criticizing the people, food, architecture, and landscapes. It's obvious she's well-educated, progressive, liberal, and while she has the ability to argue with the best of them, she also has the tact to bow out before a situation occurs. >>> A very funny book, almost too funny. I found that I had to put it down after a hour of reading and take it up the next day to do the same. One hour of humor a day is enough for me plus the neighbors would start to wonder about all the out loud laughing coming from me alone in the house. Good/No Jacket.