Venus in Boston: And Other Tales of Nineteenth-century City LifeUniversity of Massachusetts Press, 2002 - 391 páginas This volume reprints three short works by George Thompson, one of antebellum America's most successful authors of sensational fiction. There are two novels, Venus in Boston and City Crimes, which depict the American city as a place of dark mystery, along with Thompson's autobiography. |
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... Admirable stroke of art ! —to apologize to an accomplished libertine , for liberally displaying to his amorous gaze charms ... admiration by his glances — not by words . For a few minutes she coquettishly toyed with her fan - then she ...
... Admirable stroke of art ! —to apologize to an accomplished libertine , for liberally displaying to his amorous gaze charms ... admiration by his glances — not by words . For a few minutes she coquettishly toyed with her fan - then she ...
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... admiration- as an idol worthy to be worshipped . They load him with presents - they spoil him with flattery — they dazzle him with their glances , and encourage him by their smiles . Living a life of luxurious ease , and enjoying a fat ...
... admiration- as an idol worthy to be worshipped . They load him with presents - they spoil him with flattery — they dazzle him with their glances , and encourage him by their smiles . Living a life of luxurious ease , and enjoying a fat ...
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... admiring gaze . " Egad ! she's a beauty ! " cried all the fellows , in a chorus . Mrs. Raymond blushed and smiled . It was evident that these expressions of admiration were not displeasing to her . " Excuse those gentlemen , " said I to ...
... admiring gaze . " Egad ! she's a beauty ! " cried all the fellows , in a chorus . Mrs. Raymond blushed and smiled . It was evident that these expressions of admiration were not displeasing to her . " Excuse those gentlemen , " said I to ...
Índice
Acknowledgments | vii |
Introduction | ix |
Note on the Texts | lv |
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Palavras e frases frequentes
admiration American Antiquarian Society antebellum arms beautiful blood Bowie knife Captain cellar chamber charming Chevalier City Crimes concealed countenance cried Dark Vaults daughter Dead dear death delight devil Doctor dollars door dreadful dressed Duchess dungeon entered escape exclaimed eyes face Fanny Aubrey fear fiction followed Frank Sydney Franklin Fred Archer gaze George Lippard George Thompson girl Goldworthy hand handsome happy heart heaven hideous honor horror hour husband instantly Jack Jack Slack Jew Mike Josephine Julia kiss ladyship libertine look lover marriage masquerade ball mother murder mysteries Nero never night novels old gentleman P. T. Barnum passion person Peter York poor prison prostitution Raymond reader replied Romaine ruffian seated sensation fiction Sinclair smile soon Sophia soul street Thompson thou thought Tickels tone villain voluptuous whispered wife wine woman words wretch York young lady
Referências a este livro
The Cambridge Introduction to The Nineteenth-Century American Novel Gregg Crane Pré-visualização indisponível - 2007 |
The Kentucky Tragedy: A Story of Conflict and Change in Antebellum America Dickson D. Bruce, Jr. Pré-visualização limitada - 2006 |