Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home
Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home is a collection of short stories by Bayard Taylor, published in the 19th century. The narratives explore themes of love, power dynamics, and societal customs, particularly within the context of Russian nobility and serfdom. The stories feature characters like Prince Alexis, Princess Martha, and Prince Boris, whose lives are marked by interpersonal struggles and cultural complexities. Taylor's work combines humor and seriousness, reflecting the social life and customs of 19th-century America and Russia.
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“you say that men are worse than women, as most people do, then of course we improve them by closer political””
— Bayard Taylor
“tainted by the heaps of pestilent offal it must sweep away. As Lord Bacon says (in that play falsely attributed to Shakespeare)”
— Bayard Taylor
“Conventions, that all the champions of our sex feel the same way. Well, since I must come to an end somewhere, let it be here. To quote Lord Bacon again, take my "round, unvarnished tale," and perhaps the world will yet acknowledge that some good has been done by Yours truly,””
— Bayard Taylor
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