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Writing

Frasier Balzov

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2. The Age of Innocence and The Magnificent Ambersons

Reply to Mme. Defarge (Original post)

Tue Mar 11, 2025, 01:28 AM

Mar 11

Two very good novels written soon after the times they depicted and describing a world frozen in memories both fond and regretful.

Maybe these are only helpful references if you happen to be writing the great American novel.

Are you?

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Connie Schultz, who is the wife of Sherrod Brown, murielm99 Mar 11 #1

The Age of Innocence and The Magnificent Ambersons Frasier Balzov Mar 11 #2

Reading some great works of fiction! Mme. Defarge Mar 11 #3

Agatha Christie's Poirot is a Belgian refugee of the Great War. Frasier Balzov Mar 11 #4

Books always come to mu rescue SheltieLover Mar 11 #5

Songwriter here, and yes. pnwest Mar 11 #6

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Turn off the TV. dirty_abuelita Mar 28 #8