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Affiche du document Cecil Dreeme

Cecil Dreeme

THEODORE WINTHROP

3h48min45

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305 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 3h49min.
A curious gem of 19th-century gothic fictionCecil Dreeme is one of the queerest American novels of the 19th century. This edition, which includes a new introduction contextualizing the sexual history of the period and queer longings of the book, brings a rare, almost forgotten, sensational gothic novel set in New York’s West Village back to light. Published posthumously in 1861, the novel centers on Robert Byng, a young man who moves back to New York after traveling abroad and finds himself unmarried and underemployed, adrift in the heathenish dens of lower Manhattan. When he takes up rooms in “Chrysalis College”—a thinly veiled version of the 19th-century New York University building in Washington Square—he quickly finds himself infatuated with a young painter lodging there, named Cecil Dreeme. As their friendship grows and the novel unfolds against the backdrop of the bohemian West Village, Robert confesses that he “loves Cecil with a love passing the love of women.” Yet, there are dark forces at work in the form of the sinister and magnetic Densdeth, a charismatic figure of bad intention, who seeks to ensnare Robert for his own. Full of romantic entanglements, mistaken identity, blackmail, and the dramas of temptation and submission, Cecil Dreeme is a gothic novel at its finest. Poetically written—with flashes of Walt Whitman, Charles Dickens, and Oscar Wilde—Cecil Dreeme is an early example of that rare bird, a queer novel from the 19th century.
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Affiche du document A Civil War Narrative Aborted by Death (Unabridged)

A Civil War Narrative Aborted by Death (Unabridged)

THEODORE WINTHROP

2h44min15

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219 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h44min.
In the tumultuous years of the American Civil War, Theodore Winthrop, a young and promising writer, embarked on a perilous journey to document the conflict firsthand. With a keen eye for detail and a deep sense of patriotism, he chronicled the horrors and triumphs of the battlefield. However, fate had a cruel twist in store. As Winthrop's narrative reached its climax, tragedy struck, silencing his pen forever. "A Civil War Narrative Aborted by Death" is a poignant and unfinished masterpiece, a testament to the sacrifices made during one of America's darkest chapters.
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