Author |
Gregory, Eliot, 1854-1915 |
Title |
The Ways of Men
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Contents |
"Uncle Sam" -- Domestic despots -- Cyrano, Rostand, Coquelin -- Machine-made men -- Parnassus -- Modern architecture -- Worldly color-blindness -- Idling in mid-ocean -- "Climbers" in England -- Calve at Cabrieres -- A cry for fresh air -- The Paris of our grandparents -- Some American husbands -- "Carolus" -- The grand opera fad -- The poetic cabarets of Paris -- Etiquette at home and abroad -- What is "Art"? -- The genealogical craze -- As the twig is bent -- Seven small duchesses -- Growing old ungracefully -- Around a spring -- The better part -- La Comedie Francaise a Orange -- Pre-palatial Newport -- Sardou at Marly-le-Roy -- Inconsistencies -- Modern "Cadets de Gascogne" -- The dinner and the drama -- The modern Aspasia -- A nation in a hurry -- The spirit of history.
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Credits |
Transcribed from the 1900 Charles Scribner’s sons edition by David Price
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Language |
English |
LoC Class |
PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
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Subject |
American essays -- 19th century
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Category |
Text |
EBook-No. |
319 |
Release Date |
Aug 1, 1995 |
Most Recently Updated |
Aug 10, 2008 |
Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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