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Told by an idiot

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The story of a family from Victorian times to the aftermath of the Great War.
The story of a family from Victorian times to the aftermath of the Great War.

TOLD BY AN IDIOT

BY THE SAME AUTHOR

POTTERISM

DANGEROUS AGES

MYSTERY AT GENEVA

Published by BONI AND LIVERIGHT NEW YORK

TOLD BY AN IDIOT

BY

ROSE MACAULAY

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BONI AND LIVERIGHT PUBLISHERS :: :: NEW YORK

TOLD BY AN IDIOT

Copyright, 1923, by BONI AND LIVERIGHT, INC.

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more; it is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing.... Macbeth, Act V, Scene 5.

L’histoire, comme une idiote, mécaniquement se répète. Paul Morand: “Fermé la nuit.”

PART I. VICTORIAN

PART II. FIN-DE-SIÈCLE.

PART III. EDWARDIAN.

PART IV. GEORGIAN. First Period: Circus. Second Period: Smash. Third Period: Débris.

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