Author |
Curtis, George William, 1824-1892 |
Title |
From the Easy Chair, Volume 2
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Contents |
The new year -- The public scold -- National nominating convention -- Byrant's country -- The game of Newport -- The lecture Lyceum -- Tweed -- Commencment -- The streets of New York -- The morality of dancing -- The hog family -- The enlightened observer -- Ralph Waldo Emerson -- Henry Ward Beecher -- The golden age -- Spring pictures -- Proper and improper -- Belinda and the vulgar -- Decayed gentility -- The Pharisee -- Lady Mavourneen on her travels -- General Sherman -- The American girl -- Annus mirabilis -- Statues in Central Park -- The grand tour -- "Easy does it, guvner" -- Siste, viator -- Christendom vs. Christianity -- Francis George Shaw.
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Credits |
Produced by Chuck Greif, Broward County Libraries and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
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Language |
English |
LoC Class |
PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
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Subject |
American essays
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Category |
Text |
EBook-No. |
35980 |
Release Date |
Apr 27, 2011 |
Most Recently Updated |
Apr 29, 2011 |
Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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