Roy Willard Meyer

1346 The Middle Western Farm Novel in the Twentieth Century, by Roy W. Meyer (read 7 July 1975) This is an extensive discussion of novels having as their background farm life in the Middle West, some of which I had read and some of which I read after reading this book about them. One book I remember discussed was The Thresher, by Herbert Krause, which I had read 15 Nov 1952 and of which I said at the time: "This was a tremendous book, literally gripping me in its power, and I read it avidly, not wanting to lay it down."… (mehr)