E-Book, Englisch, 228 Seiten
Reihe: Princeton Legacy Library
Bill / Greiff A House Called Morven
Revised Auflage
ISBN: 978-1-4008-7468-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
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Its Role in American History, 1701-1954 - Revised Edition
E-Book, Englisch, 228 Seiten
Reihe: Princeton Legacy Library
ISBN: 978-1-4008-7468-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
"Mr. Bill has brilliantly rendered the stately progress of life in and out of Morven through its two hundred and fifty years. He has brought history home to us as a warm and living thing."—Christian Science Monitor.
Originally published in 1954.
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Frontmatter, pg. i
Foreword, pg. vii
Preface, pg. ix
Contents, pg. xv
Chapter I. By the "Light Within" and the "New Lights", pg. 1
Chapter II. "In a State of Splendor", pg. 18
Chapter III. "The End of All Perfection", pg. 37
Chapter IV. "Ye Stately Elms! And Lofty Cedars! Mourn", pg. 52
Chapter V. "The Old Duke", pg. 69
Chapter VI. Robert the Magnificent, pg. 88
Chapter VII. "A Very Correct, High-Spirited Officer", pg. 107
Chapter VIII. "The Commodore Is Irresistible", pg. 128
Chapter IX. "The Old Order Changeth", pg. 145
The Architecture of Morven, pg. 165
Bibliography, pg. 191
Manuscript Sources, pg. 195
Index, pg. 197
