Review of The Pines of Lory from The American Journal of Nursing
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Review of The Pines of Lory from The American Journal of Nursing
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“It seems to be Mr. Mitchell’s forte in this story to bring us again and again to the very verge of expecting something just a little more serious than the thing he finally sets before us,” reads critic L. D. D., “but he does it with such gayety that the reader is compelled to share it and even to be an accessory to his somewhat impossible facts.” This review of The Pines of Lory appears in the Book Review section of a 1902 edition of The American Journal of Nursing. His novels, as one sees in The Pines of Lory, are full of compelling characters and often unexpected turns, and the reader is taken along for the journey that Mitchell seems to have enjoyed writing as much as he hopes his audience will enjoy reading.
The review appears amidst reviews of The Care of Destitute, Neglected, and Delinquent Children by Homer Folks, Substitutes for the Saloon by Raymond Calkins, and The Cost of Food: A Study in Dietaries by Ellen H. Richards, in a section titled “Books to be Read to Patients.” Interestingly, though the organization is not directly called upon by name, the book dealing with public and private efforts in the way of caring for needy children is closely related to Mitchell’s work with The Fresh Air Fund. Established in 1877 and formerly known as “The Tribune Fresh Air Fund Aid Society,” the Fresh Air Fund is a non-profit that provides children from urban areas of a low socioeconomic status the opportunity to take vacations in the country during the summer. The review reads, “The changes during the nineteenth century in the ways of caring for children in the United States by public aid and charity make interesting and instructive reading.” The Fresh Air Fund, which is still in operation today, has a lifelong relationship with the media, co-founded by Mitchell with the help of LIFE Magazine and The New York Tribune, and sustained today through the support of The New York Times. Texts such as these that The Pines of Lory is reviewed alongside only reinforce John Ames Mitchell’s position as an individual of great social and cultural esteem and influence, and the proximity to invaluable creative and philanthropic work that he maintained throughout his career.
The review appears amidst reviews of The Care of Destitute, Neglected, and Delinquent Children by Homer Folks, Substitutes for the Saloon by Raymond Calkins, and The Cost of Food: A Study in Dietaries by Ellen H. Richards, in a section titled “Books to be Read to Patients.” Interestingly, though the organization is not directly called upon by name, the book dealing with public and private efforts in the way of caring for needy children is closely related to Mitchell’s work with The Fresh Air Fund. Established in 1877 and formerly known as “The Tribune Fresh Air Fund Aid Society,” the Fresh Air Fund is a non-profit that provides children from urban areas of a low socioeconomic status the opportunity to take vacations in the country during the summer. The review reads, “The changes during the nineteenth century in the ways of caring for children in the United States by public aid and charity make interesting and instructive reading.” The Fresh Air Fund, which is still in operation today, has a lifelong relationship with the media, co-founded by Mitchell with the help of LIFE Magazine and The New York Tribune, and sustained today through the support of The New York Times. Texts such as these that The Pines of Lory is reviewed alongside only reinforce John Ames Mitchell’s position as an individual of great social and cultural esteem and influence, and the proximity to invaluable creative and philanthropic work that he maintained throughout his career.
Creator
Review by L. D. D.
Source
The American Journal of Nursing, Vol. 2, No. 9
Publisher
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Date
June 1902
Language
English
Type
Book review
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Citation
Review by L. D. D., “Review of The Pines of Lory from The American Journal of Nursing,” Manhattan College Omeka , accessed November 23, 2024, https://omeka-pilot.manhattan.edu/items/show/156.