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Victorian London and Paris in the grip of the revolutionary fervorpolitical and artisticof the 1830s and 1840s provide a vibrant background to the 40-year correspondence of the Courtland family beginning in 1828. Chief letter writers are Charles and Frederick, sons of a renowned London architect. Each is struggling for self-definition and social recognition. Charles endures the spiritual solitude of a priest who has lost his faith, while his artistic brother suffers the aesthetic isolation of a visionary architect trying to design the future for a reactionary establishment. Replete with philosophic and artistic observations, the letters present a consummate portrait of the 19th century. A beautifully, insightfully written novel. Highly recommended. Cynthia Johnson Whealler, Cary Memorial Lib., Lexington, Mass.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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I write to you not with a renewed request that you return to your native land, for when you comprehend the matter I am about to relate, you will want to fly at the earliest moment; however, I must prepare you for what awaits you here. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Monsieur Snigs, Crystal Palace, Charles Courtland, Frederick Courtland, Madame Mercure, Sir Leslie, Adolphe Nourrit, Madame Pacquot, Tour des Dames, Dowager Duchess, Duke of Devonshire, Miss Sarah, Mlle Mercure, San Gimignano, Hyde Park, Jermyn Street, Paulton's Square, Sir Geoffrey, Aunt Marie, Galeries de Bois, Milner Street, Sir Snigs, Daniel Stern, Jardin des Plantes, Joseph Paxton New!
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I write to you not with a renewed request that you return to your native land, for when you comprehend the matter I am about to relate, you will want to fly at the earliest moment; however, I must prepare you for what awaits you here. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Monsieur Snigs, Crystal Palace, Charles Courtland, Frederick Courtland, Madame Mercure, Sir Leslie, Adolphe Nourrit, Madame Pacquot, Tour des Dames, Dowager Duchess, Duke of Devonshire, Miss Sarah, Mlle Mercure, San Gimignano, Hyde Park, Jermyn Street, Paulton's Square, Sir Geoffrey, Aunt Marie, Galeries de Bois, Milner Street, Sir Snigs, Daniel Stern, Jardin des Plantes, Joseph Paxton New!
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