A Novel
Geo. Wm. Curtis
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Description
George William Curtis published this novel in 1861, after Nile Notes of a Howadji and Prue and I. Its long contents list moves from school begins and Hope Wayne. It passes a verdict and sentence, society, a New York merchant, and a campaign. Later come a statesman and stateswoman, a portrait and miniature, and Delmonico's. The range signals a broad novel of American life.
Chapters on girls and flowers, old friends and new, dog days, and Aunt Martha give the book its domestic core. Dry goods on commission, fine arts, and a queen and huntress widen it to business and society. Curtis writes with the polish of a New York man of letters, satirizing merchants, artists, and politicians in turn. Trumps reads as a mid-century American social novel, ambitious in scope and fond of its own wit.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Geo. Wm. Curtis |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 799 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |