Books: Rebecca West

Her Real Name is Cecily Fairfield

Rebecca West, the English novelist and critic (whose real name is Cecily Fairfield), had just arrived in Manhattan and we were driving up Broadway. She found the Wrigley chewing-gum sign with its flashing colors delightful. She had found the harbor of New York inspiring. Said she: " I intend to remain in America a long time—long enough to write a new novel."

Miss West, whose The Judge was last year one of the books most discussed in literary circles, is vivid, animated and, in certain poses and moods,...

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