The Beauty and the Bolshevist - Miller, Alice Duer
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Through the turbulent times of the Russian Revolution, Alice Duer Miller "The Beauty and the Bolshevist" is a satirical and notion-scary book that looks at the conflict among love and political belief. Setting the story in an international that is changing fast, "Beauty," the title person, is a beautiful American socialite who falls in love with a strong Bolshevik progressive. A charming Bolshevik gets involved with the Beauty, and the unconventional will display up with a mix of amusing and social remark. Miller expertly makes use of the need for love to explore the ideological conflicts of…mehr

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Through the turbulent times of the Russian Revolution, Alice Duer Miller "The Beauty and the Bolshevist" is a satirical and notion-scary book that looks at the conflict among love and political belief. Setting the story in an international that is changing fast, "Beauty," the title person, is a beautiful American socialite who falls in love with a strong Bolshevik progressive. A charming Bolshevik gets involved with the Beauty, and the unconventional will display up with a mix of amusing and social remark. Miller expertly makes use of the need for love to explore the ideological conflicts of the time, showing how the steeply-priced world of "The Beauty" and the revolutionary zeal of "The Bolshevik" are very one-of-a-kind. The tale is complete of Miller's wit and sharp perspectives on society. He offers readers a satirical have a look at how complicated love and political exchange may be. The characters should parent out the way to stability their personal dreams with the massive modifications happening in politics, which makes for a thrilling and energetic plot. That Alice Duer Miller changed into able to integrate romance, humor, and social statement in "The Beauty and the Bolshevist" is wonderful.
Autorenporträt
Alice Duer Miller was an American author who lived from July 28, 1874, to August 22, 1942. Her poems had a big impact on how people felt about politics. During the American suffrage movement, her feminist verses changed people's political views. Similarly, her verse book The White Cliffs changed people's political views when the U.S. joined World War II. She also wrote books and movie scripts. Alice Duer Miller was born on July 28, 1874, in Staten Island, New York. She came from a rich and well-known family. She lived in Weehawken, NJ, with her parents and two sisters as a child. Lizzie Wilson Meads and James Gore King Duer had a daughter named her. The family lost a lot of money when Baring Bank went out of business. Olivia Wilson Meads was her mother. Her father was Orlando Meads from Albany, New York. William Alexander Duer was her great-grandfather and the head of Columbia College. William Duer was her great-great-grandfather. He was an American lawyer, businessman, and con artist from New York City. He had been in both the Continental Congress and the meeting that made the New York Constitution. It was in 1778 that he signed the Articles of Confederation for the United States.