Project Gutenberg 2012-02-18 Public domain in the USA. 122 Matthews, Brander 1852 1929 Penn, Arthur Matthews, James Brander Matthews, J. Brander (James Brander) Brownell, W. C. (William Crary) 1851 1928 Brownell, William Crary Smedley, W. T. (William Thomas) 1858 1920 Smedley, William Thomas Smedley, W.T. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color Vignettes of Manhattan: In the little church down the street. The twenty-ninth of February. At a private view. Spring in a side street. A Decoration-Day revery. In search of local color. Before the break of day. A midsummer midnight. A vista in Central Park. The speech of the evening. A Thanksgiving-Day dinner. In the midst of life -- Outlines in local color: An interview with Miss Marlenspuyk. A letter of farewell. A glimpse of the under world. A Wall Street wooing. A spring flood in Broadway. The vigil of Mcdowell Sutro. An irrepressible conflict. The solo orchestra. The rehearsal of the new play. A candle in the plate. Men and women and horses. In the watches of the night. Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color" by Brander Matthews is a collection of urban sketches and character portraits written in the late 19th century. This work aims to capture the essence and diverse life of New York City through a series of vignettes that reflect various aspects of its society and environment, showcasing the interactions of different types of people in the metropolis. Each vignette serves as a snapshot, introducing readers to the unique characters and happenings that define the city's lifestyle during that era. At the start of the book, Matthews sets the tone with a reflective letter addressed to Theodore Roosevelt, explaining his affection for New York. He presents the city not just as a backdrop but as a character in its own right, filled with life and variation. The opening portion includes a poignant depiction of a funeral in a small church, highlighting the lives of actors and sympathetic characters who gather for a young man's burial. This setting serves as a stage for exploring themes of ambition, loss, and the fleeting nature of life, inviting readers to delve deeper into the multifaceted world of Manhattan as portrayed throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories, American Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 549316 549324 2024-09-16T11:10:32.797191 2023-09-17T06:04:25.725534 text/html text/html 548677 2012-02-23T09:21:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1856540 2012-02-23T09:22:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1961883 2024-09-16T11:10:42.039166 application/epub+zip 1965999 2024-09-16T11:10:34.997189 application/epub+zip 275886 2024-09-16T11:10:33.620215 application/epub+zip 2221333 2024-09-16T11:10:47.221134 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2188857 2024-09-16T11:10:40.937187 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 493113 2022-09-17T17:28:24.609621 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 521576 521373 2024-09-16T11:10:31.680209 2023-09-17T06:04:24.460549 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 521387 2012-02-23T09:21:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 198936 2012-02-23T09:22:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 521382 2012-02-23T09:21:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 198862 2012-02-23T09:22:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22725 2024-09-16T11:10:47.387106 application/rdf+xml 16385 2024-09-16T11:10:33.992170 image/jpeg 3741 2024-09-16T11:10:33.803191 image/jpeg 1932616 2024-09-16T11:10:32.910193 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia