1919

The year of 1919 CE. One year after the end of World War I.

Some facts about 1919:

The Great Molasses Flood in Boston kills 33, injures 150
Prohibition begins in the United States
Women get the right to vote in the Netherlands
Women get the right to vote in the United States
The Treaty of Versailles is signed
The Russian Civil War is ongoing
Women in the UK are allowed to join professions, professional associations, sit on juries, and be award degrees
J.D. Salinger is born
Nat King Cole is born
Iris Murdoch is born
The Spanish Flu pandemic reached its second year

This time is part of the Interwar.

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Free Air

Sinclair Lewis
Interwar American Literature

Claire Boltwood is on such a trip across the country — driving herself and her father from Minneapolis to Seattle in a very nice car on some not very nice roads. Lewis describes not just the scenery but also the reality of flat tires, car repairs, getting stuck in mud, and unpleasant hotels.

Mary Olivier

May Sinclair
Interwar UK Literature

Sometimes when the New Year is young, it’s easy to look back on other times of transition. I know a lot of fiction describes a moment where suddenly one transitions from childhood to adulthood, but I think the reality is that childhood ends in a series of moments, realizations, and formative events. This is a review of May Sinclair’s Mary Olivier. The book is a 1919 first edition.

The Plays of Eugene O’Neill

Eugene O'Neill
Interwar American Theatre

We live in a small theatre town and we’ve learned a new way of looking at the calendar year. But in this changing, uncertain, and often frightening time, the theatre has shut down and the town is quieter than I’ve ever seen it. This is a review of The Plays of Eugene O’Neill.