Word: novels
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...critical literary essay, while "Le malaise de la democratie" (Colin et cie., 1899) is a recent political essay. His most ambitious work is a series of treatises in five volumes, entitled "La vie et les livres" (Colin et cie., 1894-97). M. Deschamps has also written a novel "Champfleury...
...Architectural Building the foundation is finished and the first two floors will be laid within two weeks. The work on the heating, ventilating and lighting apparatus has already been carried for enough to show many novel features. The boiler for the entire building is in the basement of Sever Hall and all the heating and ventilating ducts will be kept invisible. The large drawing room will be lighted by individual desk lights, so that the room can be used for work in the evening as well as during the day. McKim, Mead and White are the architects for this building...
...takes place at West Point and contains but one special feature, a golf dance. The second act, supposed to occur at Coonie Ilo, Porto Rico, is brighter and has more life. The sailors' hornpipe, in which eight of the leaders in the Spanish war are represented, is both novel and pleasing. Two other features of this act are the Cuban army, a unique dance by a band of recruits, and a quartette dance by four Spanish dancers. All the scenery used was painted from nature, and the costumes were more elaborate than usual...