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The Partly Cloudy Patriot
The Age of Edison
Tales of the Alhambra
Victorian and Edwardian Fashion: A Photographic Survey
The Collected Plays of Theodore Dreiser
Great Stories of the Sea & Ships
The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra: A Discussion, Vol 1
Advice to Writers: A Compendium of Quotes, Anecdotes, and Writerly Wisdom from a Dazzling Array of Literary Lights
Complete Works of Oscar Wilde
Charles VII at the Homes of His Great Vassals
Wonderful essay in three parts, very informative about A. Dumas (pere): grandson of a French nobleman & a Haitian slave; son of a French General and white French mother; had four children by four different mistresses; and "the author (sometimes with collaborators) of over 700 works."This play, though not his most famous or most popular, directly addresses Dumas' feelings about slavery. That he lays it out so plainly in 1831 is historic in itself. The essay also suggests how his feelings about being an outsider bleed through into his other writing, even when it's not obvious to the casual reader.
