A New Note in Fiction

This writing is an analysis of fiction\u27s role in showing the human struggle with the changing forces of history, particularly the move away from authoritarianism. Authors mentioned include, Hervey Allen\u27s Anthony Adverse, Honoré de Balzac, Victor Hugo, Alexandre Dumas, Leo Tolstoy, Knut Hamsun\u27s Growth of the Soil, John Galsworthy\u27s The Forsyte Saga, Mazo de la Roche\u27s Jalna series, and Sinclair Lewis\u27 Main Street and Babbitt. While this manuscript does not have a date, the fact that it mentions Hervey Allen’s novel Anthony Adverse, published in 1933, and does not mention the award-winning movie of Anthony Adverse that premiered in 1936, suggests a date of 1934 or 1935. The primary downloadable document contains the original document followed by the transcription. The bottom of each item page also features the primary document as an embedded pdf for browsing. Transcription by Davis Baird. Item description based off writing and context provided by Davis Baird.https://commons.clarku.edu/petersham_manuscripts/1002/thumbnail.jp