The proper Bostonians
En Anglais – A Chicago banking firm once asked a Boston investment house for references on a Beacon Hill scion. Promptly the Chicago bank was informed that the applicant descended from Cabots, Lowells, Saltonstalls – in short could not bo more acceptable. « We were not, » the Chicago firm replied curtly, « contemplating using Mr — for breeding purposes ….. That story is legendary, but basic to an understanding of Boston and the Proper Bostonian, for he is the charter member of a Society called the most exclusive in America. Clevaland Amory’s scintillating and devastating analysis of that Society is an established bestseller, a modern classic ….
The cat who came for Christmas
En Anglais – ‘Tis the night before Christmas when a self-described curmudgeon rescues a bedraggled feline from a snowy New York City alley . . . . Thus begins this tale of a man and his cat — or, rather, of a cat and his man — a touching, timeless, and inspiring story about the animal/human bond and the spirit of the holiday season.