Golden Multitudes: The Story of Best Sellers in the United States, Volume 10Macmillan Company, 1947 - 357 pages |
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... hand that had written those famous pages . Mrs. Stowe put out her hand - the smooth soft hand of an old lady - but as the captain , bowing , was about to take it in his , she drew it back . " No , " she said , " this hand did not write ...
... hand that had written those famous pages . Mrs. Stowe put out her hand - the smooth soft hand of an old lady - but as the captain , bowing , was about to take it in his , she drew it back . " No , " she said , " this hand did not write ...
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... hand flatters thee : over thy Head God's Vengeance due to thy Sin is ready to fall upon thee ; and under thy feet ... hands , eyes , ears , tongue - addressing an impassioned speech to each , but all in vain . " O Tongue , " she cries ...
... hand flatters thee : over thy Head God's Vengeance due to thy Sin is ready to fall upon thee ; and under thy feet ... hands , eyes , ears , tongue - addressing an impassioned speech to each , but all in vain . " O Tongue , " she cries ...
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... Hand , one of her most popular books . Its readers liked particularly the character of Capitola , the heroine . " Cap " was not of the rather colorless but in- effably good type ; she was good , of course , but a hoyden - the stock ...
... Hand , one of her most popular books . Its readers liked particularly the character of Capitola , the heroine . " Cap " was not of the rather colorless but in- effably good type ; she was good , of course , but a hoyden - the stock ...
Contents
Vox Pop I | 1 |
What Is a Best Seller? | 6 |
Religion and Sensation in Colonial Times II | 11 |
Copyright | |
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