"The expression "as right as rain" must have been invented by an Englishman."
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"The Country or the City?," North American Review (February 1931)
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William Lyon Phelps
William Lyon Phelps (January 2, 1865 – August 21, 1943) was an American author, critic and scholar. He taught the first American university course on the modern novel. He had a radio show, wrote a daily syndicated newspaper column, lectured frequently, and published numerous books and articles.
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