(The picture is from the Beinecke Library's lovely blog; it is a bridal photo of Grace Nail Johnson, the wife of James Weldon Johnson, in Panama in 1910.)
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- Jenny Davidson
- I have published four novels and four books of literary criticism; I'm currently at work on a book called FOR THE LOVE OF BROKEN THINGS: MY FATHER, EDWARD GIBBON AND THE RUINS OF ROME. I teach in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University.
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Thank you for this lovely post and for linking to your friend's ver interesting article. I love parasols and have had several - but I always buy cheap ones that fall apart after one summer so maybe I should invest in a beautiful one such as the one shown in the Telegraph!
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Hannah
Thanks so much for the link to this lovely piece--I'll have to explore the Beinecke blog as well!
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