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THE MITTEN A Romantic Verse and Prose Fragment Delightful Ball Scene
A literary collage recalls a girl named Bill with curling hair and ruby eyes, music, flirtations, and a ballroom episode. It intertwines a moral arc about Julia the flirt, Benson's quiet longing, and the social textures of a 19th century gathering with reflections on marriage and love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Tom Dubbin
Wilflate Benson
Benson
Toll
Gage D'Amour
Rameon
Julius
Sone Incognita Post
Gulin
Herseli
Julia
Murcison
Sulla
Lusk
Pollon
Psbow
Saul
Dows
Carolineg
Charles
Caroline
Tie
Allly Garrys
Hirt
Fae
Julie
Steppest
John
le Bes
Ste
Denny Lind
Ernestine Tiree
Foster
Charles Burleigh
Lang
Abby
Chen- Ning
Oial
Laveetia
Perant
Abe
Wendell
Cramee
Wendell Phillips
Miss Mot
Oman
Mies
Harriet K. Hunt
Boston
Ben
Corm Alona
Diane
Mrs. Ball
Eve Waannt
Adar
Howe
Paul
Fred Douglas
Loyd Garreyn
Sarah
Brithe
Els
Lucy Stuce
Lucrecia Mote