“Whither thou goest will I go, thy people shall be my people…” Yes, France was the Naomi-country that had but to beckon, and her children rose and came. Edith Wharton had been living in France for many years when WWI began. Like many in Europe, Wharton was frustrated and angry at America’s reluctance to enter …
Continue reading The Marne: A Tale of War, Edith Wharton (1918)
“What’s the child looking at,” asked Miss Weatherwax?“Oh, everything!,” said Alice. “It’s all so beautiful!…If you’ve never seen it before, you ought to take a long, long look. You’ll never see it just this way again.”…said the little old American woman, “That’s right, I’ll never see it again for the first time, will I? Well, …
Continue reading Madamoiselle Misfortune, Carol Ryrie Brink (1935)
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