Playboy After Hours
June, 1963
We regret to report that -- as is so often the case with sequels -- Alexander Graham Bell's recently published Manhattan Telephone Directory simply doesn't measure up to the promise of the author's earlier work. After poring with pleasure through last year's massive tome (1780 pages) from this prolific writer -- a powerful evocation of the sweep and stature of a great metropolis -- we had entertained high hopes for Bell's next effort. However, his newest volume is merely derivative (where not ac...
