The narrative centers around a once beautiful woman, now past her prime, who grapples with the loss of her physical attractiveness.
[4]'My Invincible Aunt" (1938) - This is a story that portrays the life and character of an elderly woman who embodies resilience, strength, and an indomitable spirit.
This essay explores the views of Ludwig Lewisohn, a significant literary figure of the time, and how he perceived American society and culture.
The English Journal 1934-03: Vol 23 Iss 3 - Quote: "A comparable, if less convincing, effort at the deflation of the critics is made by Dorothea Brande in the December, 1933, American Review.
Here is a Writer who believes people waste too much time' by Virginia Irwin The New Republic 1936-05-13: Vol 87 Iss 1119 - A Contemporary Review of Wake Up an Live Motion Picture Daily - 18 June 1936 - "Dorothea Brande has sold her nonfiction book, "Wake Up and Sing," to Twentieth Century-Fox for filming."
The Commonweal 1936-07-24: Vol 24 Iss 13 - A Contemporary Review of Wake Up and Live St. Louis Post-Dispatch 1936-11-13: Vol 89 Iss 69 - 'Women Live up to a Part - Author of Wake Up and Live in St. Louis Gives More Formulas' by Virginia Irwin "Successfulness" (continues at page 95 here) - This was an article published in 'Cosmopolitan' magazine - 1st Nov 1936 The Christian Century: A Journal of Religion 1936-12-09: Vol 53 Iss 50 - This journal indicates that Dorothea Brande was a speaker on Jan. 17 1937 at Ford Hall Forum, Boston.
She did “Wake Up and Live” as a lecture several years ago more for a lark than anything else and to break her shyness over public speaking.
The Christian Science Monitor 1937-10-20: Vol 29 Iss 276 - "Dorothea Brande has been finishing up books since her recent return from Europe: “My Invincible Aunt” for Farrar and Rinehart, “Letters to a God-Daughter” for Sheed and Ward and a follow-up volume to “Becoming a Writer” for Harcourt Brace.
At the moment she is starting a new course of lectures on writing which she will give in New York City and making ready for others in the field.
The Writer 1938-01: Vol 51 Iss 1 - Look at the adverts on the left (the 'How to Make Money By Writing' one) - They feature a contemporary quote from Dorothea Brande The Catholic Educational Review 1938-02: Vol 36 - Review of 'Letters to Philippa' The Sign 1938-03: Vol 17 Iss 8 - Review of 'Letters to Philippa' 'Success out of Failure by Helen R. Woodward' - The Writer - June 1939 - This article discusses how Helen R Woodward had attended a talk of Dorothea Brande.
The Dorothea Brande message (“Act as if it were impossible fo fail”) was given a fast gloss over in the picture version.." Various Articles for The American Review - Numerous articles written during her tenure as associate editor, often reflecting the political and social ideas of the time.
She looked like a heroine in a middle western novel — hair in a knot, but wisps of it blowing about, and more feminine than elegant in her choice of clothes.
A few years later some disorder transformed her into a mountain of flesh; then, unable to move about, she stayed in her apartment overlooking the Queensborough Bridge, where she read manuscripts and worked on a book which turned out to be an enormous bestseller.