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This volume presents the story of an extraordinary experiment in communal living, one involving young but already iconic writers--and the country's best-known burlesque performer--in a house in Brooklyn during 1940 and 1941. It was a fevered yearlong party fueled by the appetites of youth and b...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Tippins, Sherill (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2006.
Edition:	First Mariner books edition.
Subjects:	McCullers, Carson, > 1917-1967 > Homes and haunts > New York (State) > New York. Auden, W. H. > (Wystan Hugh), > 1907-1973 > Homes and haunts > New York (State) > New York. Britten, Benjamin, > 1913-1976 > Homes and haunts > New York (State) > New York. Bowles, Jane, > 1917-1973 > Homes and haunts > New York (State) > New York. Lee, Gypsy Rose, > 1914-1970 > Homes and haunts > New York (State) > New York. Bowles, Paul, > 1910-1999 > Homes and haunts > New York (State) > New York. Authors, American > Homes and haunts > New York (State) > New York. Authors, English > Homes and haunts > New York (State) > New York. American literature > New York (State) > New York > History and criticism. English literature > 20th century > History and criticism. Literary landmarks > New York (State) > New York. Communal living > New York (State) > New York. Authors, American > 20th century > Biography. Authors, English > 20th century > Biography. Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) > Intellectual life. Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) > Biography. Écrivains américains > Résidences et lieux familiers > New York (État) > New York. Littérature anglaise > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique. Écrivains > Résidences et lieux familiers > New York (État) > New York. Communes (Contre-culture) > New York (État) > New York. Écrivains américains > 20e siècle > Biographies. Écrivains anglais > 20e siècle > Biographies. Auden, W. H. > (Wystan Hugh), > 1907-1973. Bowles, Jane, > 1917-1973. Bowles, Paul, > 1910-1999. Britten, Benjamin, > 1913-1976. Lee, Gypsy Rose, > 1914-1970. McCullers, Carson, > 1917-1967. American literature. Authors, American. Authors, American > Homes and haunts. Authors, English. Authors, English > Homes and haunts. Communal living. English literature. Homes. Intellectual life. Literary landmarks. New York (State) > New York. New York (State) > New York > Brooklyn. 1900-1999 Biography. Biographies. Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Table of Contents:

The house on the hill : June-November 1940
The bawdy house : December 1940-February 1941
The house of genius : March-December 1941.