ISBN: 9780548402467

By that same architectural gesture of grief which caused Jehan at Agra to erect the Taj Mahal in memory of a dead wife and a cold hearthstone, so the Bon Ton hotel, even to the pillars wi… mais…

By that same architectural gesture of grief which caused Jehan at Agra to erect the Taj Mahal in memory of a dead wife and a cold hearthstone, so the Bon Ton hotel, even to the pillars with red-freckled monoliths and peacock-backed lobby chairs, making the analogy rather absurdly complete, reared its fourteen stories of "elegantly furnished suites, all the comforts and none of the discomforts of home."A mausoleum to the hearth. And as true to form as any that ever mourned the dynastic bones By that same architectural gesture of grief which caused Jehan at Agra to erect the Taj Mahal in memory of a dead wife and a cold hearthstone, so the Bon Ton hotel, even to the pillars with red-freckled monoliths and peacock-backed lobby chairs, making the analogy rather absurdly complete, reared its fourteen stories of "elegantly furnished suites, all the comforts and none of the discomforts of home."A mausoleum to the hearth. And as true to form as any that ever mourned the dynastic bones of an Augustus or a Hadrian. An Indiana-limestone and Vermont-marble tomb to Hestia. All ye who enter here, at sixty dollars a week and up, leave behind the lingo of the fireside chair, parsley bed, servant problem, cretonne shoe bags, hose nozzle, striped awnings, attic trunks, bird houses, ice-cream salt, spare-room matting, bungalow aprons, mayonnaise receipt, fruit jars, spring painting, summer covers, fall cleaning, winter apples. Books, Fiction~~General, Vertical-City~~Fannie-Hurst, 999999999, The Vertical City, Fannie Hurst, 0548402469, Kessinger Publishing Company, , , , , Kessinger Publishing Company<

ISBN: 9780548402467

Paperback, [PU: Kessinger Publishing], This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginal… mais…

Paperback, [PU: Kessinger Publishing], This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true t, Contemporary Fiction<

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Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: KESSINGER PUB CO, 292 Seiten, L=229mm, B=152mm, H=17mm, Gew.=431gr, [GR: I-FC - Fiction - General], [SW: - Fiction / General], K… mais…

Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: KESSINGER PUB CO, 292 Seiten, L=229mm, B=152mm, H=17mm, Gew.=431gr, [GR: I-FC - Fiction - General], [SW: - Fiction / General], Kartoniert/Broschiert<

2007, ISBN: 9780548402467

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