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100 1 _aMatthews, Brander,
_d1852-1929
245 1 0 _aVignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2012
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2012-02-18
505 0 _aVignettes of Manhattan: In the little church down the street. The twenty-ninth of February. At a private view. Spring in a side street. A Decoration-Day revery. In search of local color. Before the break of day. A midsummer midnight. A vista in Central Park. The speech of the evening. A Thanksgiving-Day dinner. In the midst of life -- Outlines in local color: An interview with Miss Marlenspuyk. A letter of farewell. A glimpse of the under world. A Wall Street wooing. A spring flood in Broadway. The vigil of Mcdowell Sutro. An irrepressible conflict. The solo orchestra. The rehearsal of the new play. A candle in the plate. Men and women and horses. In the watches of the night.
508 _aProduced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)
520 _a"Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color" by Brander Matthews is a collection of urban sketches and character portraits written in the late 19th century. This work aims to capture the essence and diverse life of New York City through a series of vignettes that reflect various aspects of its society and environment, showcasing the interactions of different types of people in the metropolis. Each vignette serves as a snapshot, introducing readers to the unique characters and happenings that define the city's lifestyle during that era. At the start of the book, Matthews sets the tone with a reflective letter addressed to Theodore Roosevelt, explaining his affection for New York. He presents the city not just as a backdrop but as a character in its own right, filled with life and variation. The opening portion includes a poignant depiction of a funeral in a small church, highlighting the lives of actors and sympathetic characters who gather for a young man's burial. This setting serves as a stage for exploring themes of ambition, loss, and the fleeting nature of life, inviting readers to delve deeper into the multifaceted world of Manhattan as portrayed throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aShort stories, American
653 _aManhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction
700 1 _aBrownell, W. C.
_q(William Crary),
_d1851-1928
700 1 _aSmedley, W. T.
_q(William Thomas),
_d1858-1920
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38918
999 _c79757
_d79757