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Russell (1905-78), a British subject who published mostly in the U.S., had an authorial voice that made readers take him for an American. This volume reprints 30 of his short stories, including such classics as "Allamagoosa," "Homo Sap," "Hobbyist," "Jay Score," and "Now Inhale." The predominant themes are Russell's dislikes for pomposity, bureaucracy, and idiotic militarism (Russell has doubts that there is any other kind), and the belief that most people would rather live and let live. Read all at once, the stories begin to seem rather all of a piece, and their generally dated style and content don't help them, either.Roland GreenCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved