February house
February House is the uncovered story of an extraordinary experiment in communal living, one involving young but already iconic writers -- and the country's best-known burlesque performer -- in a house at 7 Middagh Street in Brooklyn during 1940 and 1941. It was a fevered yearlong party fueled by the appetites of youth and by the shared sense of urgency to take action as artists in the months before America entered the war. In spite of the sheer intensity of life at 7 Middagh, the house was for its residents a creative crucible. Carson McCullers's two masterpieces, The Member of the Wedding an
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Front Cover; Front Matter; Reviews; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Part I: The House on the Hill; 1.; 2.; 3.; 4.; Part II: The Bawdy House; 5.; 6.; Illustrations; 7.; Part III: The House of Genius; 8.; 9.; 10.; Epilogue; Back Matter; Author's Note and Acknowledgments; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Credits; Index; Back Cover; Spine