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Bernardine Kielty (–1973)

Auteur van A Treasury of Short Stories

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(eng) a.k.a. Bernardine Kielty Scherman

Werken van Bernardine Kielty

A Treasury of Short Stories (1947) — Redacteur — 292 exemplaren
Marie Antoinette (1955) 171 exemplaren
Masters Of Painting (1964) 143 exemplaren
The Fall of Constantinople (1957) 97 exemplaren
Jenny Lind sang here (1958) 28 exemplaren
Girl from Fitchburg (1964) 9 exemplaren
Marie Antoinette 3 exemplaren

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Geboortedatum
1890?
Overlijdensdatum
1973
Geslacht
female
Nationaliteit
USA
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a.k.a. Bernardine Kielty Scherman

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Marie Antoinette is older than my parents. No, really. It was my aunt’s book and, in fact, it has both her name and the address of her childhood home in Minnesota written on the front page.

I read this biography a lot as a children, but reading it now I can see that it holds back a lot of information. The tone of the biography annoyed me, but as I child I thought it was the most fascinating thing the world. Although, that may have been my fascination with Marie Antoinette rather than my fascination with this particular book.

Still, the illustrations are beautifully drawn and the book as a whole serves as a good introduction to Marie Antoinette. But I’ll only keep it on my bookcase because of sentimental reasons.
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Werken
10
Ook door
3
Leden
754
Populariteit
#33,729
Waardering
3.9
Besprekingen
6
ISBNs
2

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