Major Amberson had ‘made a fortune’ in 1873, when other people were losing fortunes, and the magnificence of the Ambersons began then. Magnificence, like the size of a fortune, is always comparative, as even Magnificent Lorenzo may now perceive, if he has happened to haunt New York in 1916; and the Ambersons were magnificent in their day and place. Their splendour lasted throughout all the years that saw their Midland town spread and darken into a city, but reached its topmost during the period when every prosperous family with children kept a Newfoundland dog.
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Lingua Inglese ● Formato EPUB ● Pagine 379 ● ISBN 9783748196693 ● Dimensione 0.7 MB ● Casa editrice Books on Demand ● Pubblicato 2019 ● Edizione 1 ● Scaricabile 24 mesi ● Moneta EUR ● ID 7425007 ● Protezione dalla copia DRM sociale