The Invisible Censor
Francis Hackett · 1921
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The Invisible Censor is a book of essays by Francis Hackett of the New Republic, published in 1921. The pieces first appeared in the New Republic. Their subjects range from whisky and Billy Sunday to Fifth Avenue, Chicago, Henry Adams and Yeats.
The title essay begins with a quarrel over Strachey's Eminent Victorians, which a distinguished friend of Hackett's called cheap. Hackett argues the opposite: the book fits exquisitely and never strains, because Strachey perfectly understood the invisible censor, the inner decorum that falsifies by omission. What the friend called vulgarity was Strachey's refusal to let appearances stand in the way of facts. The essay sets the collection's standard for criticism: judge the evaluation of decorum, not its acceptance, in books and in life.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Francis Hackett |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1921 |
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 233 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |