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  • The Wasted Generation

    by Owen Johnson ...
    Main Characters: The novel centers on a group of young people who represent different facets of the "wasted generation"—those who have been disillusioned by the aftermath of the war and are grappling with their future.Post-War Disillusionment: The story explores themes of disillusionment and the sense of aimlessness experienced by many young people in the wake of World War I. The characters ... Read more

    $1.33 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Woman Gives: A Story of Regeneration

    by Owen Johnson ...
    Teagan’s Arcade stood, and in the slow upward progress of the city it may still stand, at that intersection of Broadway and Columbus Avenue, where the grumbling subway and the roaring elevated meet at Lincoln Square. It covered a block, bisected by an arcade and rising six capacious stories in the form of an enormous H. On Broadway, the glass front was given over to shops and offices of all ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Woman Gives: A Story of Regeneration

    by Owen Johnson ...
    The Protagonist: The central character is a woman who undergoes significant personal growth and transformation throughout the story. Her experiences and interactions with others drive the narrative.Love and Relationships: The novel explores various forms of love and relationships, including romantic, familial, and platonic connections. The protagonist's relationships are central to her journey of ... Read more

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  • The Woman Gives

    A Story of Regeneration

    by Owen Johnson ...
    Complete and unabridged, with 49 full-page plates by William Merritt Chase, John Constable and Henri Matisse. A girl arrives in New York to be a model and an artist's subject, and the book follows what the city makes of her and what she makes of herself. Johnson wrote the Lawrenceville school stories that every American boy read, and then this, which is about as far from them as he could get. This ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Coming of the Amazons

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    by Owen Johnson ...
    John Bogardus begins his strange tale as a warning about feminism, science, and the fate of civilization. After a provocative lunch with his biologist friend Dr. Sachaloff, a teasing exchange with Kitty Dalgleesh, and a night listening to the militant arguments of the women in his own house, he is drawn into an experiment in suspended animation that sends him hurtling into the distant future. He ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD

  • The Coming of the Amazons

    A Satiristic Speculation on the Scientific Future of Civilization

    by Owen Johnson ...
    Series series Science Fiction
    Complete and unabridged, with 60 full-page plates by Winslow Homer, Honoré Daumier and George Bellows. A satirical speculation in which women take charge of the American republic and run it rather better, or at any rate differently. Johnson wrote it in 1931 with the suffrage a decade old and the joke pointing in several directions at once. This edition is bound with sixty plates of paintings from ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Eternal Boy: Being the Story of the Prodigious Hickey

    by Owen Johnson ...
    The novel centers on the character of Hickey, a mischievous and clever boy whose antics and escapades become legendary at the Lawrenceville School. Hickey is portrayed as the quintessential "eternal boy," embodying the spirit of youthful exuberance and the timeless nature of boyhood mischief.Through a series of humorous and engaging episodes, the book explores Hickey’s adventures, pranks, and ... Read more

    $1.33 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • In the Name of Liberty: A Story of the Terror

    by Owen Johnson ...
    The novel is set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, focusing on the period known as "The Terror," which was characterized by widespread political repression and executions. The story follows the lives of several characters who are deeply affected by the revolutionary fervor and the radical changes sweeping through France.Central to the narrative is the character of Jean, a young ... Read more

    $1.33 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Stover at Yale

    by Owen Johnson ...
    Dink Stover was introduced to readers in earlier volumes of the Lawrenceville Stories as a brash young newcomer whose biggest ambition is to play football for his school. At the start of Stover at Yale he seems much the same, arriving at the prestigious university determined to captain the football team, earn a place in the most prestigious secret society, and generally become the hero of a much ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Salamander

    A Girl Testing Her Freedom in New York

    by Owen Johnson ...
    Series series Literary Classics
    Complete and unabridged, with 49 full-page plates by Winslow Homer, George Bellows and Thomas Moran. A girl comes to New York with no money and no intention of being anybody's mistress, and lives on the edge of a dozen fortunes. Johnson coined the type in this book and the word salamander - a woman who walks through fire without being burned - was in the newspapers for a decade after. This edition ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Making Money

    by Owen Johnson ...
    "Making Money" likely follows the story of characters caught up in the pursuit of financial success and the various trials and tribulations that come with it. The novel may center around a protagonist, possibly a young entrepreneur or ambitious individual, who sets out to make their fortune in the world of business.As the narrative unfolds, readers may be introduced to a colorful cast of ... Read more

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  • The Salamander

    by Owen Johnson ...
    "The Salamander" follows the life and adventures of its protagonist, Doré Baxter, a young woman who navigates the social whirl of New York City. The novel captures her transformation from an innocent and naive girl into a sophisticated and worldly woman, reflecting the societal changes and moral ambiguities of the time.Doré, often referred to as a "salamander" (a term used metaphorically to ... Read more

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