Legacy of a Greek Patriot and a Texan Daughter
The narrative follows Brena Selcoss, daughter of Demetrius Seloss and Mary Vaughn, raised amid secrets of a Greek patriotic circle and a drifting Irish mother. After her mother’s death and her father’s mysterious exile, Brena grows into a world of poverty, drift, and hush-hush loyalties, aided by a wary Dr Gregory as she faces an uncertain future in Dallas.
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Greece
Mary Vaughn
Tom Vaughn
Ireland
Mary
New York
Adamant
Babylon
Brena
Council of Twelve
Salamis
Otho
America
Elijah
Mexico
Demetrius Selcess
Brena Selcoss
Dallas
Texas
Mary Vaughn Selcoss
Demetrius
Athens
Acropolis
Kentucky
Doctor Gregory
Gregory
After World War Ends Peter DeWolfe Bonds With Brena Selcoss
Major Peter DeWolfe, wealthy American, urged by English comrade Everley Benham to visit the Benham home where Muriel Benham falls for him. He seeks the mysterious Brena Selcoss, glimpsed earlier, and a phone summons leads to a tea room meeting that forms a strong friendship. Muriel warns of danger if Brena approves.
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Peter DeWolfe
Everley Benham
Benham
Brena Selcoss
Muriel Benham
Eversley
Peter
Muriel
Brena
Love and Secrets Bind a Woman to a Hidden Past
Peter declares his love to Brena as she reveals a secret marriage from years ago. She confesses she is Muriel Benham, married three years and now vanished husband unknown. She urges him to listen as she prepares to tell the full story and the reason for her fear.
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Brena
Wilkle
Sam Wilkie
Brena Selcoss
Dallas
Jim Hennepin
Virginia
Mississippi
Danville
Hennepin
Washington
Jim
Texas
Compton Parmalee & Co
Compton Parmalee
Texas City
University of Virginia
Peter
Muriel Benham
Portrait of a restless father in a family saga
Brena Selcoss recalls an austere father with latent power, a restless, roaming soul, and a Celtic mother whose red gold hair marked a turbulent marriage. The piece hints at his brilliant start in chemical research and academia, and his risky, abandoned career as memories of the family unfold.
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Brena Selcoss
Demetrius
Athena
Wild Creatures Die Fast At Zoos And In Cages
A New York Times report from the Bronx zoo notes monthly animal deaths across species. It cites twelve mammals including bonnet macaque and white faced sapajou, three reptiles such as crocodile and two tortoises, and fifty birds, with costs from 25 cents to 900 dollars for new arrivals.
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The
New York Times
Bronx Zoological Park
Flaubert Spends Six Years on Madame Bovery
Gustave Flaubert, leader of French realism, spent six years crafting Madame Bovery. Published in 1857, the novel drew accusations of immorality for a time before he was cleared.
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Gustave Flaubert
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Yosemite National Park
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E. 8Th St
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