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When ‘‘Neighbour Rosicky’’ was published, it was greeted with generous enthusiasm. Henry Seidel Canby pointed out in the Saturday Review of Literature that ‘‘Cather’s achievement . . . lies in her discovery and revelation of ‘great souls’ inside the commonplace human [being] called . . . Neighbour Rosicky.’’ Clifton Fadiman, writing in the Nation, found ‘‘Neighbour Rosicky’’ a fine example of Cather’s subtle craftsmanship. By contrast, Peter Quennell, writing for the New Statesman and Nation, found the story sentimental and...
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