Reviews

Benjamin De Casseres was a well-known critic and reviewer of books, theatre, opera, and cinema, which he called the Eighth Art. Some of his earliest reviews take the form of Letters to the Editor of The Sun (NYC), and he continued sharing his thoughts on literature, film, and the stage right up to his death in 1945. You can also browse here reviews of De Casseres’ books by others.

Correspondence Reviews

Thinks It a Powerful Psychological Novel

To The New York Times Saturday Review: After reading the numerous letters which The Saturday Review has published in condemnation […]

1899, BDC, May 1899, New York Times, Newspaper

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Correspondence Reviews

Life a Babel to Hall Caine

To The New York Times’s Saturday Review: I quite agree with your correspondent of several weeks since in her estimate

1899, BDC, March 1899, New York Times, Newspaper

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Poems of a Shadow Eater (Henry Tyrell)

De Casseres, Psalmist of Night and Nietzcheism, Lives Unknown in New York and Writes Like Poe, Whitman, Baudelaire and King

1918, Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, Newspaper, Not BDC, Salt Lake Telegram, Shadow-Eater

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Books in Brief (Poetry, Aug. 1923)

Poetry, August 1923, Vol. 22 No. 5, pp. 284-5 The Shadow-Eater, by Benjamin de Casseres. American Library Service, New York.

1923, August 1923, Magazine, Not BDC, Poetry (Mag), Shadow-Eater

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Notes on New Books (The Dial, Nov. 1918)

The Dial, November 2, 1918, Vol. LXV, No. 776, p. 380 The Shadow-Eater. By Benjamin De Casseres. Wilmarth Publishing Co.

1918, Dial, Magazine, Not BDC, November 1918, Shadow-Eater

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Stops of Various Quills (The Dial, Feb. 1917)

The Dial, February 22, 1917, Vol. LXII, No. 736, pp. 137-1 The Shadow Eater. By Benjamin De Casseres. (Albert and

1917, Dial, February 1917, Magazine, Not BDC, Shadow-Eater

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Recent Books in Brief Review (The Bookman, May 1923)

The Bookman, May 1923, Vol. LVII, No. 3, pp. 345-346 When the late James Huneker described De Casseres as “the

1923, Bookman, Magazine, May 1923, Not BDC, Shadow-Eater

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Fireworks: Chameleon (Review, The New Republic)

The New Republic, Vol. 32, No. 410, October 11, 1922, p. 180 Chameleon: Being the Book of My Selves, by

1922, Magazine, New Republic, Not BDC, October 1922

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Reviews: Chameleon (The Double Dealer, Oct. 1922)

CHAMELEON:Being the Book of My Selves.BY BENJAMIN DE CASSERES(Lieber & Lewis, 1922.) BENJAMIN DE CASSERES may be, as some contend, half

1922, Chameleon, Double Dealer, Magazine, Not BDC, October 1922

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