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When John Harkless, a decent optimist and the new owner and editor of the local newspaper, arrives in Plattville, Indiana, in 1889, he discovers that the tiny, dying town has long been represented in Congress by a corrupt political machine. In spite of threats to his life, Harkless--who bears a resemblance to Jimmy Stewart in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington--is determined to take on the bad guys and restore justice and pride to a community long in
...4) The dream
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Publisher
Macmillan Company
Pub. Date
1924.
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English
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A novel by H.G. Wells about a man from a Utopian future who dreams the entire life of a 20th century man, Harry Mortimer Smith. Sarnac may have become a successful scientist, a leading light in the research of chemical reactions of cells, but he would never forget the dream. It was a dream he had had as a young child, a dream that was both beautiful and terrifying; frighteningly real and marvellously imaginary. And as Sarnac looks back on his childhood,...
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Publisher
George H. Doran Company
Pub. Date
[1927]
Language
English
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This novel is split into two parts, „The Utopographer in the Garden" and „Advent". The former is set on the Italian Riviera where the novel's central figures, a British couple, The Rylands, entertain guests. The latter, written largely in the form of letters between the couple during the husband's trip to London, provides commentary on British political landscape of the 1920's. A pretty good book, detailed discussions on Socialism, Communism,...
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Publisher
George H. Doran Company
Pub. Date
MCMXXV [1925]
Language
English
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In this charming fantasy set in the Renaissance, the Archbishop wants a nephew, but a perfect one-so an artisan fashions one for him of Venetian glass. Problems arise when the glass nephew falls in love with a flesh-and-blood woman. A subtle, sensitively written allegory of life and art, with humour.
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Publisher
Charles Scribner's Sons
Pub. Date
1894.
Language
English
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A romantic novel criticizing the numerous ills of the Reconstruction-era South, including political corruption, vigilante violence, race riots, and misconceptions of southern honor. Set in the village of Suez in the fictional state of Dixie, the novel revolves around the coming of age of its hero, John March. As a young southerner, March struggles to develop his own value system when confronted with the questionable ethics of his father's slaveholding...
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