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Roast Beef, Medium: The Adventures of Emma McChesney

ByEdna Ferber

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Roast Beef, Medium, written in 1913 is a collection of stories about Emma McChesney, an attractive 35-year-old divorcee with a grown son. Emma makes a reasonable living as a traveling saleswoman for T. A. Buck’s Featherloom Skirts and Petticoats, often outperforming men in her field. With a witty sense of humor, Emma was an inspiration for feminism at the time. Roast Beef, Medium is a celebration of the modern language of the early twentieth century. Edna Ferber captures the slang of the time through the character of Emma, creating a realistic script for future generations to cherish. The language, now one-hundred years old, explores every fad of expression that was popular during the 1920’s time period and is a true piece of linguistic history.

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Publication Date
Dec 10, 2013
Language
English
Category
Fiction
Copyright
All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
Contributors
By (author): Edna Ferber

Specifications

Pages
141
Binding
Perfect Bound
Interior Color
Black & White
Dimensions
US Trade (6 x 9 in / 152 x 229 mm)

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