ABSTRACT
Wilson (1895–1972), the American critic and author of such works as Axel's Castle (1931) and To the Finland Station (1940), joined the editorial staff of the New Republic in 1926. His laudatory review of The 42nd Parallel is preceded by a lukewarm review of Thornton Wilder's The Woman of Andros,and a brief but enthusiastic notice of Edward Dalberg's Bottom Dogs, which Wilson admired for its tough prose to match its sordid subject.
