"Let Me Finish" contains 17 pieces that cohere beautifully to form an overview of Angell's remarkable life, from his years at Harvard, to his service during WW2, to holidays spent with his mother, Katherine Angell, a longtime New Yorker editor, and his stepfather, beloved author E. B. White. Angell's essays possess all the charm and allure of the bugone days they describe. Nostalgic without being sentimental, they're stylish, classy pieces written with the kind of clear-sighted integrity that characterized the work of his stepfather. They just don't make 'em like this anymore.

posted Apr 24, 2007 at 6:35PM

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