A Glass Eye at a Keyhole

A Glass Eye at a Keyhole is an aphorism and apothegms-based book written by Mary Pettibone Poole in 1938.[1]

A Glass Eye at a Keyhole
AuthorMary Pettibone Poole
LanguageEnglish
SubjectAphorisms and apothegms
PublisherDorrance and Company
Publication date
1938
Media typePrint
Pages51 pages
OCLC3403027

Reception edit

A contemporary review in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram said, "For those who must be satisfied with being next best to clever the little book offers all sorts of opportunities for quotations, if they are so fortunate as to have a good memory, and fancy the airily cynical manner in their quips."[2]

A review in The Oklahoma News said that "it is just as clever as can be, made up entirely of pithy paragraphs that will make you smile, make you laugh, make you think."[3]

Further reading edit

  • Maggio, Rosalie (1992). The Beacon Book of Quotations by Women. Boston: Beacon Press. ISBN 9780807067642. OCLC 1028670414. Contains a number of selections from A Glass Eye at a Keyhole.

References edit

  1. ^ Poole, Mary Pettibone (1938). A glass eye at a keyhole. Philadelphia: Dorrance and Company. OCLC 3403027.
  2. ^ "Brittle Sayings". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. August 28, 1938. p. 6. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Tess' Tea Table Talk". The Oklahoma News. September 4, 1938. Retrieved 1 December 2020.