Dictionary of Literary Biography

by Bruccoli, Matthew Joseph

• ISBN13: 9780787681425
• ISBN10: 0787681423
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-06-02
• Publisher: Gale / Cengage Learning

Summary

This award-winning multi-volume series is dedicated to making literature and its creators better understood and more accessible to students and interested readers, while satisfying the standards of librarians, teachers and scholars. Dictionary of Literary Biography provides reliable information in an easily comprehensible format, while placing writers in the larger perspective of literary history. Dictionary of Literary Biography systematically presents career biographies and criticism of writers from all eras and all genres through volumes dedicated to specific types of literature and time periods. For a listing of Dictionary of Literary Biography volumes sorted by genre click here.

Table of Contents

Plan of the Series	p. xxv
Introduction: "The Way it Was"	p. xxvii
Acknowledgments	p. xxxi
Permissions	p. xxxiii
Works	p. 3
Chronology	p. 8
Pottsville/Gibbsville	p. 17
O'Hara's Pennsylvania Protectorate	p. 17
Pottsville/Gibbsville
Facsimile: Obituary notes prepared by O'Hara for the New York Herald Tribune
The Gibbsville Stories
Growing Up with Death-from O'Hara letter to William Maxwell, 9 February 1961
Working on The Journal	p. 28
A Cub Tells His Story-O'Hara, Pottsville Journal, 2 May 1925
Dr. O'Hara Is Laid to Rest-Pottsville Republican, 21 March 1925
Early Days on the Journal-O'Hara, "Famous Author Writes of His Early Days on Journal; Is Now Big Literary Figure," Pottsville Journal, 2 October 1950
Why Shouldn't Red Make a Fortune?-O'Hara, Pottsville Journal, 20 November 1925
O'Hara and "The Conning Tower"	p. 34
The Weather and the Public-O'Hara, "The Conning Tower," New York World, 15 September 1927
George F. Gabbitry Stops a Little Early for the Wife at Her Literary Club Meeting-O'Hara, "The Conning Tower," New York World, 12 January 1928
The Man Who Knew Sinclair Lewis-O'Hara, "The Conning Tower," New York World, 27 January 1928
Remembering F.P.A.-O'Hara letter to the New York Herald Tribune, 5 April 1960
Looking Back	p. 37
Characters in Search-from "An Artist is His Own Fault": John O'Hara on Writers and Writing
Don't Say It Never Happened-O'Hara, New York Herald Tribune Book Review, 8 April 1962
The Thirties: The New Yorker and Appointment in Samarra	p. 43
Stories for The New Yorker	p. 43
The Alumnae Bulletin-O'Hara, The New Yorker, 5 May 1928
Pet
O'Hara and F. Scott Fitzgerald	p. 45
A Matter of Material
Facsimile: Fitzgerald's inscription to O'Hara in Tender Is the Night
O'Hara letter to John Steinbeck, 2 or 3 June 1949
Facsimile: Letter to Fitzgerald, April 1934
O'Hara's Introduction to The Portable F. Scott Fitzgerald
An Afternoon with Fitzgerald-O'Hara, The New Republic, 3 March 1941
O'Hara letter to David Brown, 12 August 1957
Facsimile: First page of the setting copy for Appointment in Samarra
Writing Appointment in Samarra	p. 53
O'Hara letter to Thomas O'Hara, 12 February 1934
"Putting His Friends in Print"-Danville (Pa.) Morning News, 15 July 1935
The Model for Julian English-from O'Hara letter to Gerald Murphy, 30 July 1962
Foreword to the Modern Library Edition
Automobiles as Characterizers-from "An Artist Is His Own Fault": John O'Hara on Writers and Writing
A Highball in the Face: from Appointment in Samarra
The Coal Region: from Appointment in Samarra
Reception of a First Novel	p. 60
"Too Good to Be True": Review of Appointment in Samarra-William Soskin, New York American, 16 August 1934
F.P.A. on Appointment in Samarra-New York Herald Tribune, 18 August 1934
Facsimile: Inscription to Franklin P. Adams in the dedication copy of Appointment in Samarra
"People Who Do Not Matter": Review of Appointment in Samarra-Herschel Brickell, Philadelphia Record, 16 August 1934
Mr. O'Hara and the Vulgar School: Review of Appointment in Samarra-Henry Seidel Canby, The Saturday Review of Literature, 18 August 1934
"Nothing But Infantilism": Sinclair Lewis on Appointment in Samarra-Lewis, The Saturday Review of Literature, 6 October 1934
Appointment in Samarra on Television-Jack Gould, The New York Times, 13 May 1953
A "Fast-Moving, Kaleidoscopic Novel": Review of Appointment in Samarra-Fred T. Marsh, New York Herald Tribune Books, 19 August 1934
A Morality of Pointlessness: Review of Appointment in Samarra-R. P. Blackmur, The Nation, 22 August 1934
"A Real Experience": Review of Appointment in Samarra-Peter Quennell, The New Statesman and Nation, 29 December 1934
"Polish and Glitter": Review of Appointment in Samarra-Times Literary Supplement, 7 March 1935
The Thirties: From The Doctor's Son to Files on Parade	p. 81
The Doctor's Son and Other Stories	p. 81
"Revealed in Their Essentials": Review of The Doctor's Son and Other Stories-John Chamberlain, The New York Times, 21 February 1935
Good Reading-O'Hara, New York Herald Tribune Book Review, 22 November 1934
Facsimile: First page of the revised typescript for "The Doctor's Son"
The Case of John O'Hara: Review of The Doctor's Son and Other Stories-Lewis Gannett, New York Herald Tribune, 23 February 1935
O'Hara's Short Stories: Review of The Doctor's Son and Other Stories-William Rose Benet, The Saturday Review of Literature, 2 March 1935
An Author Returns-John McClain, New York Sun, 21 August 1935
Butterfield 8	p. 89
Find Starr Faithfull Drowned While Unconscious From Drug; Stepfather Bares Her Secrets-New York World Telegram, 15 June 1931
Introduction to Butterfield 8
"One Kind": from Butterfield 8
"The Names They Would Talk": from Butterfield 8
I Was Determined to Make Plain What I Had Seen-from "An Artist Is His Own Fault": John O'Hara on Writers and Writing
The Symbol and the Type: from Butterfield 8
"An Expression of an Age in Riotous Decay": Review of Butterfield 8-John Chamberlain, The New York Times, 17 October 1935
Facsimile: Inscription to John Hayward in Butterfield 8
Mr. O'Hara Hates Some More: Review of Butterfield 8-Lewis Gannett, New York Herald Tribune, 18 October 1935
Finds O'Hara's People Dull: Review of Butterfield 8-Heywood Broun, New York World-Telegram, 31 October 1935
On Heywood Broun-O'Hara letter to The New Republic, 15 January 1940
Mr. O'Hara's Talent: Review of Butterfield 8-Lionel Trilling, The Nation, 6 November 1935
'Butterfield 8' Shocks with Lack of Belief: Review of Butterfield 8-Fanny Butcher, Chicago Daily Tribune, 21 December 1935
A Fine Girl-from O'Hara, "We're Friends Again," Sermons and Soda-Water
Belle and O'Hara's Routine-from Don A. Schanche, "John O'Hara Is Alive and Well in the First Half of the Twentieth Century," Esquire, August 1969
Hope of Heaven	p. 109
Watch Out for Mr. O'Hara-Wolcott Gibbs, The Saturday Review of Literature, 19 February 1938
Facsimile: Inscription to Roland Young in Hope of Heaven
O'Hara, Opus 4: Review of Hope of Heaven-Lewis Gannett, New York Herald Tribune, 19 March 1938
"The Typical O'Hara Manner": Review of Hope of Heaven-Joseph Henry Jackson, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 March 1938
"Quick Vivid Projection": Review of Hope of Heaven-Otis Ferguson, The New Republic, 13 April 1938
"Professionally Hard-Boiled": Review of Hope of Heaven-Times Literary Supplement, 11 February 1939
"The Sourpuss School of American Literature": Review of Hope of Heaven-Clifton Fadiman, The New Yorker, 19 March 1939
Files on Parade	p. 119
Foreword to Files on Parade
"Unmistakably O'Hara's": Review of Files on Parade-Mark Schorer, Boston Evening Transcript, 7 October 1939
O'Hara's Hollywood Work
The Forties	p. 124
Pal Joey	p. 124
Coarse, Sly, Big Town Wise Guy: Review of Pal Joey-Milton Rugoff, New York Herald Tribune Book Review, 3 November 1940
The Boys in the Back Room-Edmund Wilson, The New Republic, 11 November 1940
Pal Joey: the Musical (1940)	p. 129
O'Hara letter to Richard Rodgers, 22 December 1940
A Broadway Credit-from O'Hara, Foreword to The Farmers Hotel
"Everything But a Good Time": Review of Pal Joey-Brooks Atkinson, The New York Times, 26 December 1940
Night Club Portrait: Review of Pal Joey-Richard Watts Jr., New York Herald Tribune, 26 December 1940
Upturn: Review of Pal Joey-Wolcott Gibbs, The New Yorker, 4 January 1941
Concerning the Author of "Pal Joey"-Lucius Beebe, New York Herald Tribune, 12 January 1941
Facsimile: Inscription to Budd Schulberg in Appointment in Samarra
The Revival of Pal Joey (1952)	p. 136
"Mr. O'Hara's Night-Club Tout": Review of Pal Joey-Brooks Atkinson, The New York Times, 4 January 1952
Fine Low Fun: Review of Pal Joey-Wolcott Gibbs, The New Yorker, 12 January 1952
Facsimile: Inscription to Helen and James Thurber in Pal Joey
More Enthusiasm for 'Pal Joey': Review of Pal Joey-Richard Watts Jr., New York Post, 13 January 1952
"In a Class by Itself": Review of Pal Joey-John Mason Brown, The Saturday Review, 2 February 1952
'Joey' Comes of Age-O'Hara, New York Herald Tribune, 23 November 1952
O'Hara's Theater Work after Pal Joey
Moontide	p. 146
"A Tough and Vibrant Script": Review of Moontide-Howard Barnes, New York Herald Tribune, 30 April 1942
Facsimile: First page of O'Hara's screenplay for Moontide
Pipe Night	p. 149
Preface to Pipe Night
John O'Hara Observes Our Mores: Review of Pipe Night-Lionel Trilling, The New York Times, 18 March 1945
Facsimile: Inscription to Belle Wylie O'Hara in Pipe Night
Perfidies of Life His Concern: Review of Pipe Night-Kenneth Fearing, New York Herald Tribune Weekly Book Review, 25 March 1945
Facsimile: Inscription to Dorothy Parker in Pipe Night
Here's O'Hara	p. 156
Foreword for Here's O'Hara
O'Hara in His Time: Review of Here's O'Hara-Henry Morton Robinson, The Saturday Review of Literature, 18 May 1946
Facsimile: Letter to Random House editor Robert Linscott, 1 March 1947
Hellbox	p. 159
A Manhattan Cocktail: Review of Hellbox-Kenneth Fearing, New York Herald Tribune Book Review, 3 August 1947
O'Hara Finds his Publisher-from Bennett Cerf, At Random: The Reminiscences of Bennett Cerf
"For Anyone with the Requisite Imagination": Review of Hellbox-Joseph Henry Jackson, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 August 1947
O'Hara letter to Joseph Henry Jackson, 1 September 1947
A Rage to Live	p. 164
4 July 1917 Festival at the Tate Farm: from A Rage to Live
A Reichelderfer Christmas: from A Rage to Live
Wedding Day: from A Rage to Live
Sidney Tate's Funeral: from A Rage to Live
Reception of A Rage to Live	p. 171
A Rage to Live and O'Hara's Break with The New Yorker
Facsimile: Letter to Harold Ross, 6 April 1949
Appointment in Fort Penn: Review of A Rage to Live-Newsweek, 22 August 1949
On an Author: John O'Hara- New York Herald Tribune Book Review, 28 August 1949
O'Hara letter to Frank Norris, 22 July 1949
"Interesting from First Word to Last": Review of A Rage to Live-Clifton Fadiman, Book-of-the-Month Club News, August 1949
"A True Novel, Capacious and Real": Review of A Rage to Live-John K. Hutchens, New York Herald Tribune, 16 August 1949
A "Worm's Eye View": Review of A Rage to Live-Orville Prescott, The New York Times, 16 August 1949
O'Hara's Cross Section: Review of A Rage to Live-Joseph Henry Jackson, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 August 1949
The O'Hara Report: Review of A Rage to Live-Brendan Gill, The New Yorker, 20 August 1949
O'Hara letter to Fletcher Markle, 20 August 1949
New O'Hara Novel a Solid, Brilliant Work: Review of A Rage to Live-Richard Watts Jr., New York Post, 21 August 1949
The Novels Novelists Read-O'Hara, The New York Times Book Review, 21 August 1949
A Review of Reviews-Hutchens, New York Tribune Weekly Book Review, 4 September 1949
"An Evident Seriousness of Purpose": Review of A Rage to Live-Times Literary Supplement, 8 December 1950
The Fifties	p. 188
The Farmers Hotel	p. 188
O'Hara letter to Bennett Cerf, 16 June 1951
O'Hara letter to Cerf and Donald Klopfer, October 1951
The Author's Name Is Hemingway-O'Hara, The New York Times Book Review, 10 September 1950
"A Model of Its Kind": Review of The Farmers Hotel-John P. Marquand, Book-of-the-Month Club News, November 1951
O'Hara letter to John P. Marquand, 19 November 1951
A Parable by John O'Hara: Review of The Farmers Hotel-Sterling North, New York World-Telegram and The Sun, 14 November 1951
O'Hara's Joyless, Wonderfully Observed Little World: Review of The Farmers Hotel-Alistair Cooke, New York Herald Tribune Book Review, 18 November 1951
O'Hara Not Up to Standard: Review of The Farmers Hotel-Joseph Henry Jackson, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 November 1951
Facsimile: Inscription to Belle O'Hara in The Farmers Hotel
To the Editor-John Steinbeck, The New York Times, 2 December 1951
Sweet and Sour	p. 195
"A Job in Trenton": The First "Sweet & Sour" Column-O'Hara, Trenton Sunday Times-Advertiser, 27 December 1953
"The Right Kind of Work": The Last "Sweet & Sour" Column-O'Hara, Trenton Sunday Times-Advertiser, 27 June 1954
Foreword to Sweet and Sour
Facsimile: First page of a typescript for The Best Things in Life Are Free
Ten North Frederick	p. 201
O'Hara's Ambition and Ten North Frederick
Albert Erskine Becomes O'Hara's Editor
The Aristocrat and the Butcher: from Ten North Frederick
The Benjamin Chapins: from Ten North Frederick
Owning Joe Chapin: from Ten North Frederick
The End of Joe Chapin's Presidential Aspirations: from Ten North Frederick
Joe Chapin's Funeral: from Ten North Frederick
Facismile: Inscription to Katharine Barnes O'Hara
Sister
"The Safest Way to Live": from Ten North Frederick
Joe Chapin: RIP: from Ten North Frederick
"Acute Observations": Review of Ten North Frederick-Lewis Gannett, New York Herald Tribune, 24 November 1955
O'Hara Once Again Rips The Lid Off Gibbsville: Review of Ten North Frederick-William Hogan, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 November 1955
"Clever, Cynical and Unsympathetic": Review of Ten North Frederick-Gilbert Highet, Book-of-the-Month Club News, December 1955
O'Hara's First Badge
... And Nothing But the Truth: Review of Ten North Frederick-St. Clair McKelway, The New Yorker, 17 December 1955
O'Hara's Acceptance Speech for the 1956 National Book Award
O'Hara's World: Review of Ten North Frederick-John Chamberlain, The Wall Street Journal, 29 December 1955
In the Broad Stream: Review of Ten North Frederick-John Chamberlain, National Review, 1 February 1956
Vulnerable Positions: Review of Ten North Frederick-Times Literary Supplement, 6 July 1956
Banned in Detroit and Albany	p. 219
O'Hara Book Naughty, Police Say; It's Banned-Louis Cook, Detroit Free Press, 18 January 1957
The Supreme Court and the End of the Detroit Case
Book Firm Indicted in State Probe-New York Herald Tribune, 10 December 1957
Author John O'Hara Indicted in Smut Case-The Knickerbocker News, 13 December 1957
O'Hara letter to Malcolm Cowley, 17 December 1957
Lengthy Fight on Book Due-The Knickerbocker News, 19 December 1957
Novels on the Screen
O'Hara letter to Malcolm Cowley, 1 December 1958
Selected Short Stories	p. 225
Introduction to Selected Short Stories of John O'Hara-by Lionel Trilling
Facsimile: Note on blurb for Selected Short Stories of John O'Hara
These Stories Were Part of Me
A Family Party	p. 229
Stenographic Report: from A Family Party
A Brilliant 64-Page Novel by John O'Hara: Review of A Family Party-William Hogan, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 August 1956
From the Terrace	p. 232
O'Hara letter to Charles Poore, 23 October 1958
Mr. O'Hara-Lewis Nichols, New York Times Book Review, 16 November 1958
Facsimile: O'Hara's map for guests to "Linebrook"
Where O'Hara Wrote: His Study in "Linebrook"
The Rothermel Family: from From the Terrace
A Car to Love: from From the Terrace
A Partner in MacHardie & Company: from From the Terrace
A "Living Portrait": Review of From the Terrace-John K. Hutchens, New York Herald Tribune, 25 November 1958
John O'Hara Gives Us a Big, Big Novel : Review of From the Terrace-Hoke Norris, Chicago Sun-Times, 30 November 1958
John O'Hara as the American Galsworthy: Review of From the Terrace-William Hogan, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 December 1958
O'Hara's Latest Held Magnificent: Review of From the Terrace-Robert R. Kirsch, Los Angeles Times, 7 December 1958
O'Hara letter to Robert Kirsch, Los Angeles Times, 28 December 1958
The Sixties	p. 250
Ourselves to Know	p. 250
O'Hara letter to David Brown, 14 February 1959
The Stamp of Approval: from Ourselves to Know
3,450 Bills: from Ourselves to Know
A Desperate Detour to Destruction: Review of Ourselves to Know-David Boroff, The Saturday Review, 27 February 1960
"O'Hara's Most Unusual Novel": Review of Ourselves to Know-Charles Poore, The New York Times, 27 February 1960
O'Hara letter to Charles Poore, 27 February 1960
'Passions Spin the Plot' in O'Hara's Novel of a Tragically-Fated Man: Review of Ourselves to Know-John Chamberlain, New York Herald Tribune Book Review, 28 February 1960
"His Own Special Oxygen": Review of Ourselves to Know-Maurice Dolbier, New York Herald Tribune, 27 February 1960
O'Hara letter to William Hogan, 10 March 1960
An Intricate Novel By the Mature O'Hara: Review of Ourselves to Know-William Hogan, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 March 1960
An Experiment by John O'Hara: Review of Ourselves to Know-Robert R. Kirsch, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 1960
Sermons and Soda-Water	p. 263
O'Hara letter to Bennett Cerf, 23 April 1960
Foreword to Sermons and Soda-Water
Facsimile: Albert Erskine's query about Sermons and Soda-Water, with O'Hara's reply
"Vitality in Style and Spirit": Review of Sermons and Soda-Water-Maurice Dolbier, New York Herald Tribune, 24 November 1960
Sermons and Soda From John O'Hara: Review of Sermons and Soda-Water-William Hogan, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 November 1960
"Our Happy Ending"-from "Imagine Kissing Pete," Sermons and Soda-Water
O'Hara letter to William Hogan, 29 November 1960
"The Day After"-from "We're Friends Again," Sermons and Soda-Water
Facsimile: Inscription to Katharine Barnes O'Hara
"Suave and Skillful": Review of Sermons and Soda-Water-Gilbert Highet, Book-of-the-Month Club News, December 1960
John O'Hara: Three Novels: Review of Sermons and Soda-Water-Robert R. Kirsch, Los Angeles Times, 7 December 1960
"The Final Condition"-"We're Friends Again," Sermons and Soda-Water
Five Plays	p. 269
A Novelist in the Wings: Review of Five Plays-Howard Taubman, The New York Times, 20 August 1961
"The Freedom of Fiction"-O'Hara letter to William Hogan, 2 August 1961
"A New Play Nearly Every Spring"-Sam Zolotow, The New York Times, 29 July 1963
Assembly	p. 272
Foreword to Assembly
"All of a Piece": Review of Assembly-John K. Hutchens, New York Herald Tribune, 24 November 1961
James Gould Cozzens on Assembly-notebook entry, 26 November 1961
Short Stories Illuminate Virtuosity of John O'Hara: Review of Assembly-Robert R. Kirsch, Los Angeles Times, 6 December 1961
"No Time for Spurious Modesty"-O'Hara letter to David Brown, 9 December 1961
Facsimile: Letter to reviewer Robert R. Kirsch, 9 December 1961
The Big Laugh	p. 278
John O'Hara's Hollywood Novel: Review of The Big Laugh-Hoke Norris, Chicago Sun-Times, 27 May 1962
O'Hara Takes on The Hollywood Novel: Review of The Big Laugh-William Hogan, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 May 1962
Facsimile: Inscription to Katharine Delaney O'Hara in The Big Laugh
The Cape Cod Lighter	p. 280
Foreword to The Cape Cod Lighter
The Irascible One: Review of The Cape Cod Lighter-Hoke Norris, Chicago Sun-Times, 25 November 1962
"Vanity Fair" Updated: Review of The Cape Cod Lighter-William Peden, The Saturday Review, 5 January 1963
The Nobel Club-O'Hara telegram to John Steinbeck, 25 October 1962, and letter to Edgar Scott, 5 November 1962
Introduction to 49 Stories
O'Hara letter to Don Schanche, 18 May 1963
Elizabeth Appleton	p. 288
More of the Same from an Old Pro: Review of Elizabeth Appleton-Hayden Carruth, Chicago Daily News, 5 June 1963
John O'Hara at 58: A Rage to Write-Richard Boeth, Newsweek, 3 June 1963
Top-Pop Trollope: Review of Elizabeth Appleton-TLS, 14 November 1963
The Hat on the Bed	p. 292
O'Hara's Best: A Joy to Behold: Review of The Hat on the Bed-Carruth, Chicago Daily News, 23 November 1963
Cozzens on "Yucca Knolls" and The Hat on the Bed-notebook entries, 4 May and 28 December 1963
"The Way I Want It To Be"-O'Hara letter to Bennett Cerf, 31 March 1964
O'Hara's Award of Merit Medal for the Novel-from John Hersey, Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the National Institute of Arts and Letters
The Horse Knows the Way	p. 296
Foreword to The Horse Knows the Way
Note for "The Lawbreaker"-The Saturday Evening Post, 16 November 1963
Steering Clear of Green Pastures: Review of The Horse Knows the Way-H. E. F. Donohue, New York Herald Tribune Book Week, 6 December 1964
They Are Not Us-O'Hara letter to James Gould Cozzens, 4 August 1964
The Lockwood Concern	p. 300
How to Go to Hell in Style: Review of The Lockwood Concern-Webster Schott, The New York Times, 28 November 1965
My Turn	p. 304
Foreword to My Turn
Waiting for Winter	p. 305
Author's Note for Waiting for Winter
Trappings Change, But the Essential O'Hara Is There: Review of Waiting for Winter-James E. Cook, National Observer, 5 December 1966
The Darkness Ahead: Review of Waiting for Winter-David McDowell, The Saturday Review, 17 December 1966
O'Hara on Writers-Alden Whitman, The New York Times Book Review, 13 November 1967
"A Bane to His Critics": Review of Waiting for Winter-T. K. Meier, National Review, 16 May 1967
"Flawless Anecdotes": Review of Waiting for Winter-TLS, 24 August 1967
The Instrument	p. 309
In 'Instrument,' an O'Hara Religious Theme: Review of The Instrument-Bruce Cook, National Observer, 1 January 1968
With a Long Spoon: Review of The Instrument-Guy Davenport, National Review, 30 January 1968
The Country Squire-O'Hara letter to Albert Erskine, 14 November 1967
And Other Stories	p. 312
Foreword to And Other Stories
Facsimile: Note to Bennett Cerf on his seventieth birthday
"The Most Morally Sensitive Stories of Our Time": Review of And Other Stories-Guy Davenport, New York Times Book Review, 24 November 1968
The O'Hara Generation	p. 315
Introduction to The O'Hara Generation
"Always Art": Review of The O'Hara Generation-Louis Auchincloss, The Literary Guild Magazine, July 1969
The O'Hara Files Again on Parade: Review of The O'Hara Generation-William Hogan, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 July 1969
Sampler from the O'Hara Generation: Review of The O'Hara Generation-Robert Kirsch, Los Angeles Times, 3 August 1969
O'Hara and His Critics-Don A. Schanche, "John O'Hara Is Alive and Well in the First Half of the Twentieth Century," Esquire, August 1969
Lovey Childs	p. 321
O'Hara in the Main Line Mainstream: Review of Lovey Childs-John K. Hutchens, Los Angeles Times, 5 January 1970
"A Novel of a Very High Order": Review of Lovey Childs-T. K. Meier, National Review, 5 May 1970
Obits and After	p. 324
Obituaries	p. 324
Prober of a Town's Soul-Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The New York Times, 12 April 1970
Mr. John O'Hara Popular American Writer-Times (London), 13 April 1970
Appointment in Samarra-Richard Boeth, Newsweek, 20 April 1970
John O'Hara: The Rage Is Stilled-Time, 20 April 1970
The O'Hara Set-George Frazier, Boston Evening Globe, 27 April 1970
"A Superlative Short-Story Writer"-statement by Robert Penn Warren, Fall 1970
The Ewings	p. 329
Remembrance of Things Past: Review of The Ewings-William Hogan, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 February 1972
"An Entertainment": Review of The Ewings-D. Keith Mano, National Review, 3 March 1972
Facsimile: Last page from the typescript for The Ewings
R.I.P. O'Hara, ex-V.I.P.: Review of The Ewings-Hoke Norris, Chicago Daily News, 25 March 1972
Facsimile: Last page from the typescript for The Second Ewings
Facsimile: Plot sheet for The Second Ewings
An "Unlyrical Epistle to the World": Review of The Ewings-John Cheever, Esquire, May 1972
The Time Element	p. 335
"The Stamp of O'Hara Fiction": Review of The Time Element and Other Stories-John Barkham, New York Post, 29 November 1972
Treasures from the O'Hara Storehouse, Old and New: Review of The Time Element and Other Stories-from Matthew J. Bruccoli, Chicago Daily News, 16 December 1972
Old Timer: Review of The Time Element and Other Stories-"John O'Hara: The Time Element," TLS, 21 September 1973
Good Samaritan	p. 340
The Bequest of John O'Hara: Exploration of a Hostile World: Review of Good Samaritan and Other Stories-Shirley Ann Grau, Chicago Tribune Book World, 11 August 1974
More Golden Stories from the O'Hara Lode: Review of Good Samaritan and Other Stories-from Matthew J. Bruccoli, Chicago Daily News, 10-11 August 1974
Selected Letters	p. 343
A Writer's Quest for Celebrity: Review of Selected Letters of John O'Hara-William Kennedy, Washington Post Book World, 20 August 1978
Assessments and Tributes	p. 345
A Man of Measured Discontents-John O'Hara and His Losses-George V. Higgins, Preface, Gibbsville, PA: The Classic Stories
"Ruthless Perfection"-statement by Bruce J. Friedman, Fall/Winter 1980
"Our Trollope"-statement by Shelby Foote, 1992
"The Best We Have"-statement by by Budd Schulberg, 2005
"Towering Example"-statement by George Garrett, 2005
For Further Reading	p. 351
Cumulative Index	p. 355
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