Word: enigma
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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That a bastard could keep a bitter bargain when an emperor of the blood could not, is the thrilling tale which Author Preedy tells in all the sharp contrast of two disparate natures. With ingenious charm he answers an enigma of European history, enriching it with intriguing rogues, loyal soldiers, a soothsayer, an acrid duchess, and a golden-haired damsel who sets a light at her bedroom window...
...Gabrielle is shrouded in mystery. Some say she is of Basque origin, the daughter of a peasant. Others declare her youth was spent in Marseilles, where the jerseys of sailors gave her the idea for the emancipated woman's golfing costume. Even today she is something of an enigma to gossip-loving Paris. "Coco" Chanel is not beautiful, yet her name is linked with that of Prince Dimitri, Parisian man of the world, famed connoisseur of beautiful women...
When, on June 21, the Class of 1928 is welcomed to the fellowship of educated men, the division of its members according to degrees will be an enigma to most of the audience in Sever Quadrangle. The tradition that connects Baccalaureus in Artibus with a knowledge of Latin or Greek persists in its hold on the erudite mind, and the actual subject of a student's work in college plays little part in the determination of which degree he receives...
Mysterious Madame Stalin is the enigma of Soviet Russian journalism. Her close-mouthed Asiatic husband, Dictator Josef Stalin, was born in what is now the Soviet Republic of Georgia and has all the liking for concealment of his family affairs which would be expected in an Oriental...
...visions of a lean, ferocious individual thirsting for infidel blood and who would neither be tempted by the movies nor have any difficulties over the size of the seats if he did frequent them. But the recollection of another item of news from Turkey goes far to explain the enigma. No doubt it was the abolition of the harems some years ago that enabled the Turkish male to discard his savage mien and fighting figure. With but one wife to engage his attentions, he can afford to neglect his diet and yield to the less violent diversions of the cinema...