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The Memoirs of Queen Hortense Vol. I

by Queen Hortense Eugénie Cécile Bonaparte ...

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In presenting to the public the Memoirs of Queen Hortense exactly as she recorded them, in exposing it to scholars—with an intrinsic and absolute respect for the integral historical accuracy of the text—these intimate revelations as set down by her royal hand, Prince Napoleon did a service not only to history but also to the memory of a princess too often harshly criticized eminently French in her ... Read more

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False Entry

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In the vein of Eudora Welty and Charles Dickens, Hortense Calisher's astounding first novel examines a young man's detachment from the world—and his struggle to rejoin itPierre Goodman enjoys an idyllic childhood as the son of a widowed dressmaker in post–World War I England. But paradise is ripped from him at age ten when he and his mother immigrate to a small town in Alabama. Yearning to regain ... Read more

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Journal from Ellipsia

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The Collected Stories of Hortense Calisher

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In the Absence of Angels

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The debut short story collection that launched the career of one of the twentieth century's most vivid writers, featuring the celebrated tale "In Greenwich There Are Many Gravelled Walks"In this captivating collection of fifteen short stories, many of which first appeared in the New Yorker, Hortense Calisher's lyrical prose captures the quotidian lives of individuals dealing with alienation, ... Read more

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Standard Dreaming

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by Hortense Calisher ...

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Extreme Magic

Eight Stories and a Novella

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On Keeping Women

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by Hortense Calisher ...

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Age

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