[1931] Robert Emmet MacAlarney (1873-1944) to Elizabeth Trotter, remarks upon how much Booth Tarkington is not only respected and appreciated but actually loved by many of his readers; has purchased yet another copy of Seventeen to distribute because he feels it is among the best of his writing, having captured the essence of youth for all time; and says of Tarkington, "He has helped so many of us humans to keep on an even keel. For he has never preached tolerance and understanding - he has radiated it, in, between, and behind his lines. There lies a Sahara desert between preaching and radiating." He also mentions the actor Henry Ainley (1879-1945) and Barton Currie, whose book on collecting is finished.