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Babbitt – Sinclair Lewis

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Ela

(Pennsylvania State University Electronic Classics 2001, originally published 1922) George F. Babbitt is a conventional man, a real estate agent in partnership with his father-in-law, living in the American city of Zenith with his wife, Myra, and children Verona, Ted … Continue reading →

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‘Diary of a Provincial Lady’ – E. M. Delafield

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Ela

The Virago edition I read also contained three sequels, namely: The Provincial Lady Goes Further; The Provincial Lady in America; and The Provincial Lady in Wartime. E. M. Delafield wrote these books originally as weekly entries in Time and Tide, … Continue reading →

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