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[truedelphi]

Abut Sinclair Lewis, in Seldes book "Witness to a Century" (Sub titled "Encounters with the Noted, the Notorious and three SOB's")

I confess to paraphrasing a little bit, but nothing substantive was altered.

Also Dorothy Thompson and his friendship was harmed by his reporting this conversation. Not because he "scooped" her, but because she didn't want to make public mention of this.

One of the three "SOB's" is Mussolini. Mussolini was the darling of all Europe in the Nineteen teens - artists, writers and poets flocked to Italy to get to know Mussolini. Then he veered to the right, and he had many of those people expelled from Italy.

It is a very interesting book. In addition to Seldes' serious observations about the major players in the political world, there are more light weight, fun encounters with people like Charlie Chaplin.