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"The Grey Wig" is a 1923 collection of short stories by British author Israel Zangwill (1864-1926). They include: "The Grey Wig", "Chass?-Crois?", "The Woman Beater", "The Eternal Feminine", "The Silent Sisters", "The Big Bow Mystery", "Merely Mary Ann", "The Serio-Comic Governess",... Read Full Overview

Israel Zangwill was an English-born Zionist, humourist and writer. Born to a Russian migr who had escaped persecution and death in a Czarist military prison, he dedicated his life to championing the cause of the oppressed, and he spent years attempting to create a Jewish... Read Full Overview

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They both styled themselves "Madame," but only the younger of the old ladies had been married. Madame Vali re was still a demoiselle, but as she drew towards sixty it had seemed more convenable to possess a mature label. Certainly Madame D pine had no visible matrimonial advantages... Read Full Overview

" ...]by their big bonnets, the squat Madame Depine and the skinny Madame Valiere toiled up and down the dark, fusty stairs of the Hotel des Tourterelles, often brushing against each other, yet sundered by icy infinities. And the endurance on Madame Depine's round face became... Read Full Overview

They both styled themselves "Madame," but only the younger of the old ladies had been married. Madame Vali re was still a demoiselle, but as she drew towards sixty it had seemed more convenable to possess a mature label. Certainly Madame D pine had no visible matrimonial advantages... Read Full Overview

Israel Zangwill (21 January 1864 - 1 August 1926) was a British author at the forefront of cultural Zionism during the 19th century, and was a close associate of Theodor Herzl. He later rejected the search for a Jewish homeland and became the prime thinker behind the territorial... Read Full Overview

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

They were at liberty to prepare their own d jeuner in winter or to buy it outside in summer; they could burn their own candles or sit in the dark, as the heart in them pleased; and thus they were as cheaply niched as any one in the gay city. Renti res after their meticulous fashion,... Read Full Overview