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An Anglo-American Alliance: A Serio-Comic Romance and Forecast of the Future

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The narrative follows life at an elite young ladies' seminary on the Hudson where a mix of romance, satire, and futurist speculation unfolds around a graceful English pupil, her social circle, and international figures. The author interweaves scenes of school rituals, soirées, duels, regattas, and exotic episodes with didactic passages forecasting political and technological developments, criticizing corruption, and advocating universal brotherhood and cooperative reform. Vignettes introduce eccentric inventors, a foreign astronomer, and imperial officials, culminating in a transformation that reframes personal and geopolitical alliances. Tone alternates between serio-comic romance and prophetic commentary on social reform and scientific collaboration.

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Related Library of Congress catalog page: 06019934.

Related Open Library catalog page (for source): OL24178692M.

Related Open Library catalog page (for work): OL12181595W.

Related WorldCat catalog page: 29370103.

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v, 28, 32, 118 Soiree Soirée
viii Shepards Shepherds
viii shepards shepherds
viii statemen statesmen
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32 Féte Fête
35, 63 féte fête
54 Montgoflier Montgolfier
57 Herzle Herzl
59 common-wealth commonwealth
65 soiree soirée
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85, 85, 86, 87, 87, 87, 87, 134 [Not in source]
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86 determental detrimental
102 conservant conversant
104 tho the
111 tete-a-tete tête-à-tête
121 develoment development
127 ampitheatre-like amphitheatre-like
129 similiar similar
134 millenium millennium
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136 Philippino Filipino
137 operatta operetta
144 Volkfests Volksfests