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100	1		_aCurtis, George William, _d1824-1892
245	1	0	_aFrom the Easy Chair, Volume 1
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2005
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
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337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2005-02-01
505	0		_aEdward Everett in 1862 -- At the opera in 1864 -- Emerson lecturing -- Shops and shopping -- Mrs. Grundy and the cosmopolitan -- Dickens reading [1867] -- Phillis -- Thoreau and my Lady Cavaliere -- Honestus at the caucus -- Thalberg and other pianists [1871] -- Urbs and rus -- Rip Van Winkle -- A Chinese critic -- Holiday sauntering -- Wendell Phillips at Harvard [1881] -- Easter bonnets -- Jenny Lind -- The town -- Sarah Shaw Russell -- Street music -- A little dinner with Thackeray -- Cecilia playing -- The mannerless sex -- Robert Browning in Florence -- Players -- Unmusical boxes -- The academy dinner in Arcadia.
508			_aProduced by Eric Eldred, Brendan Lane and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.
520			_a"From the Easy Chair, Volume 1" by George William Curtis is a collection of essays written during the late 19th century that provides a reflective commentary on various aspects of American society and culture. Through a blend of personal reflection, literary critique, and social observation, Curtis examines topics such as politics, literature, and the evolving dynamics of urban and suburban life, effectively capturing the currents of thought prevalent in his time. The opening of the text introduces a bustling scene at a lecture given by the orator Edward Everett during the Civil War, illustrating the contrast between the audience’s serene enjoyment and the tumultuous backdrop of national conflict. Through vivid descriptions, Curtis brings to life the atmosphere of the event—complete with the daily lives of the attendees—as the orator prepares to address significant issues. He captures the audience's expectations juxtaposed with their possible ignorance of the grave matters at hand, hinting at the dissonance between public performance and private sentiment, setting the stage for a broader exploration of how individuals navigate their personal and communal identities amid societal upheaval. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aAmerican essays
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7475
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