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Despotism and Democracy: A Study in Washington Society and Politics

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Despotism and Democracy: A Study in Washington Society and Politics

by Molly Elliot Seawell

EN·~5 hours·14 chapters

Chapters

14 total

DESPOTISM AND DEMOCRACY

1:05

Chapter One MEN AND WOMEN

30:31

Chapter Two THE RISE OF A PREMIER AND SOMETHING ABOUT TWO HEARTS

20:06

Chapter Three DOWN AMONG THE CAPTAINS AND THE SHOUTING

27:45

Chapter Four GOVERNMENT WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED

20:19

Chapter Five A RAPTUROUS HOUR WHICH WAS RUDELY INTERRUPTED

23:37

Chapter Six DEVILS AND ANGELS FIGHT FOR THE SOULS OF MEN

20:26

Chapter Seven HOW VARIOUS PERSONS SPENT A MAY SUNDAY IN WASHINGTON

19:53

Chapter Eight A NEW SENATOR—A RAILWAY JOURNEY—THE ROSE OF THE FIELD AND THE ROSES OF THE GARDEN

28:00

Chapter Nine CONCERNING THINGS NOT TO BE MENTIONED IN THE SOCIETY JOURNALS

34:35

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Attributed to Molly Elliot Seawell.

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Original publisher

United States: McClure, Phillips and Company,1908.

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D A Alexander, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Release date

2022-03-27

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67721

Subjects

Political fiction Washington (D.C.) -- Fiction PS

About the author

Molly Elliot Seawell

1860–1916

Known for lively historical romances and sea stories, this Virginia-born writer published widely in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Her work ranged from fiction for young readers to nonfiction and newspaper commentary, reflecting both her storytelling energy and the debates of her time.

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