"American Sketches" by Charles Whibley is a series of essays offering a view into early 20th-century America. The writings touch upon themes of materialism, identity in cities, and how tradition and progress clash. The story begins with a gloomy arrival in Hoboken, highlighting the contrasts within New York City: a place rich in diversity across race, class, and buildings. The writer looks closely at the city's busy life, its issues with wealth, and the strange mix of grandness and poverty, capturing the complicated parts of American life in cities and allowing readers to discover the time's culture.
American Sketches
By Charles Whibley
Witness early 1900s America through critical eyes as a writer explores its booming cities and growing pains.
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About the AuthorCharles Whibley was an English literary journalist and author. In literature and the arts, his views were progressive. He supported James Abbott McNeill Whistler. He also recommended T. S. Eliot to Geoffrey Faber, which resulted in Eliot's being appointed as an editor at Faber and Gwyer. Eliot's essay Charles Whibley (1931) was contained within his Selected Essays, 1917-1932. Whibley's style was described by Matthew as "often acerbic high Tory commentary".
Charles Whibley was an English literary journalist and author. In literature and the arts, his views were progressive. He supported James Abbott McNeill Whistler. He also recommended T. S. Eliot to Geoffrey Faber, which resulted in Eliot's being appointed as an editor at Faber and Gwyer. Eliot's essay Charles Whibley (1931) was contained within his Selected Essays, 1917-1932. Whibley's style was described by Matthew as "often acerbic high Tory commentary".
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