![]() ![]() "Hughes is a talented writer he is also a Negro and it is difficult to decide which comes first. "A book that will be a welcome addition to the shelves of school and public libraries and to the personal libraries of older boys and girls." tempts us to wish that all our travel books for children might One follows their adventures, the simple everyday happenings, with interest. "Here is a travel book that is a model of its kind. living challenge to our civilization, a challenge that is all the more effective because it springs naturally out of its materials and is not superimposed upon them." Its characters, emerging ever more clearly. ![]() very slow, even tedious, reading in its early chapters, but once it gains its momentum it moves as swiftly as a jazz rhythm. REVIEWS OF LANGSTON HUGHES'S EARLIER BOOKS: Previous Audio Readings From The New York Times on the Web Knopf/Emily Bernard.įrom the Caedmon audio tape "Langston Hughes Reads From His Poetry."Ĭlick here to listen to the entire reading (6 minutes).Ĭlick below to listen to selections from the reading.Ĭopyright 1980 HarperCollins Publishers Inc./ 1962 BBC Enterprises, Ltd. ![]() From "Remember Me to Harlem: The Letters of Langston Hughes and Carl Van Vechten, 1925-1964." Copyright Alfred A. ![]() David Levering Lewis Reviews 'Remember Me to Harlem: The Letters of Langston Hughes and Carl Van Vechten, 1925-1964' (April 22, 2001).Reviews of Langston Hughes's Earlier Books.With News and Reviews From the Archives of The New York Times ![]()
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