The American of the future, and other essays
By: by Brander Matthews.
Publisher: C. Scribner's sons
Published: 1909
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 355
Subjects: National characteristics, American; National characteristics, English; United States -- Social life and customs
Table of contents: title: The American of the future.; title: American character.; title: The Americans and the British.; title: "Blood is thicker than water."; title: The scream of the spread-eagle.; title: American manners.; title: American humor.; title: The speech of the people.; title: English as a world-language.; title: Simplified spelling and "fonetic reform."; title: The question of the theater.; title: Persuasion and controversy.; title: Reform and reformers.; title: "Those literary fellows."; title: Standards of success.