Re: Lanny Budd series by Upton Sinclair.

Thank you, Alan.  I'll reciprocate by providing the titles of the 20
"Aubrey-Maturin series on another thread here in hist-fiction.


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> I found this on a website.  11 books in all:
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>  Lanny Budd series: World's End (1940), Between Two Worlds (1941),
Dragon's
> Teeth (1942), Wide Is the Gate (1943), The Presidential Agent (1944),
Dragon
> Harvest (1945), A World to Win (1946), A Presidential Mission (1947), One
> Clear Call (1948), O Shepherd, Speak! (1949), The Return of Lanny Budd
> (1953)
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> > Your note reminded of that first book.  It gave a very pleasant picture
of
> > Germany before WW1 and a people who enjoyed a good life.
> > How many books in the series?
> >
> > -- 
> > John Berg
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> > "Alan Meyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > > > A socialist interpretation of the contribution of the Arms industry
to
> > > > making war from before WWI to WWII.  How many books in the series?
> How
> > > well
> > > > have they stood up--as fact and story?
> > > >
> > > > -- 
> > > > John Berg
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> > > I first discovered these eons ago at age 13, when my mother
> > > revealed to me that my nickname, "Lanny", came from this
> > > series.
> > >
> > > I loved the books.  They were about capitalism, communism,
> > > and fascism; about art and music; about sex and convention;
> > > about America and Europe; and many other things.  The
> > > characterization above about the Arms industry is only
> > > a very narrow part of the theme of the books.
> > >
> > > If I remember correctly, the first book begins in 1913 when
> > > Lanny Budd, age 13, is living with his mother a beautiful
> > > American woman living on the French Riviera in a villa paid
> > > for by an American arms manufacturer who keeps her as his
> > > mistress.
> > >
> > > With many international friends and connections, some among
> > > the rich and powerful, Lanny gets an inside view the nastiness
> > > of politics and the horror of fascism.
> > >
> > > I don't know if I would like them as much today as I did when
> > > I was a teenager.  At that time, it was all heady, grown up,
> > > intelligent seeming stuff.  Someday I may re-read them and see.
> > >
> > > Whether or not they stand up as fact, and I think they would
> > > hold up better rather than worse, they are a wonderful
> > > expression of the "progressive" world view of the 20's,
> > > 30's and 40's.
> > >
> > >    Alan
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