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Joseph William Meagher

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Description:It is the New York of forty years ago, more leisurely than now but hardly less lively, that Joseph Meagher evokes in his second novel, The Tenement of Dreams. Against the background of this city of tenements and mansions he tells the story of as strange a group of people as were ever brought together in the tangled and magic web of Manhattan's streets.There was Christopher Bole, young and penniless and dreaming of the time when his operas would make him famous. Meanwhile, he played the piano in the nickelodeon theater or sat in his room in the yellow brick tenement just west of Irving Place, composing arias and listening with mingled love and hatred for the footstep and rustle of skirts that meant Rhoda Flanders was on the stairs.Rhoda lived on one of the floors above. Whenever she waked along the street, men turned to stare. But her melting loveliness was deceptive, for though men eagerly gave her the adoration she demanded, she changed lovers as casually as she changed gloves.Linking together the world of tenements and the world of mansions was Jessica Bantling, miserly owner of the yellow tenement. This ragged, doll-like woman with the sinister face of a witch was rich and shrewd. When her blind brother Josiah learned she had vanished, he was terrified, for he well realized Jessica's half-insane jealousy of his greater wealth. Fearing her disappearance concealed a deadly ruse he ordered a servant to be always at his side, to protect him and to wind the music boxes and player piano which brought a semblance of cheer into the echoing rooms of his Gramercy Park Mansion. Reigning over Josiah's establishment was his obese, corrupt major-domo, Lucas, one of the most memorable character creations of recent years.Falconer, Josiah Bantling's business retainer, had a wife, a stamp collection and a yen to protect pretty chorus girls from the vicissitudes of life. When he set off to find Jessica Bantling, the trail led to the yellow tenement. But when he caught sight of Rhoda Flanders, Falconer promptly forgot all about finding Jessica.Reviewers of Joseph Meagher's brilliant first novel, Through Midnight Streets, found comparisons to Dickens and Dostoyevsky. The Tenement of dreams should add to Mr. Meagher's reputation as a uniquely imaginative young writer with a talent for creating the kind of intensely readable story that makes a book difficult to put down.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Tenement of Dreams. To get started finding The Tenement of Dreams, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 304

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Little, Brown & Company

Release: 1956

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Description: It is the New York of forty years ago, more leisurely than now but hardly less lively, that Joseph Meagher evokes in his second novel, The Tenement of Dreams. Against the background of this city of tenements and mansions he tells the story of as strange a group of people as were ever brought together in the tangled and magic web of Manhattan's streets.There was Christopher Bole, young and penniless and dreaming of the time when his operas would make him famous. Meanwhile, he played the piano in the nickelodeon theater or sat in his room in the yellow brick tenement just west of Irving Place, composing arias and listening with mingled love and hatred for the footstep and rustle of skirts that meant Rhoda Flanders was on the stairs.Rhoda lived on one of the floors above. Whenever she waked along the street, men turned to stare. But her melting loveliness was deceptive, for though men eagerly gave her the adoration she demanded, she changed lovers as casually as she changed gloves.Linking together the world of tenements and the world of mansions was Jessica Bantling, miserly owner of the yellow tenement. This ragged, doll-like woman with the sinister face of a witch was rich and shrewd. When her blind brother Josiah learned she had vanished, he was terrified, for he well realized Jessica's half-insane jealousy of his greater wealth. Fearing her disappearance concealed a deadly ruse he ordered a servant to be always at his side, to protect him and to wind the music boxes and player piano which brought a semblance of cheer into the echoing rooms of his Gramercy Park Mansion. Reigning over Josiah's establishment was his obese, corrupt major-domo, Lucas, one of the most memorable character creations of recent years.Falconer, Josiah Bantling's business retainer, had a wife, a stamp collection and a yen to protect pretty chorus girls from the vicissitudes of life. When he set off to find Jessica Bantling, the trail led to the yellow tenement. But when he caught sight of Rhoda Flanders, Falconer promptly forgot all about finding Jessica.Reviewers of Joseph Meagher's brilliant first novel, Through Midnight Streets, found comparisons to Dickens and Dostoyevsky. The Tenement of dreams should add to Mr. Meagher's reputation as a uniquely imaginative young writer with a talent for creating the kind of intensely readable story that makes a book difficult to put down.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Tenement of Dreams. To get started finding The Tenement of Dreams, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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