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Living Present, by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
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Title: The Living Present
Author: Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
Release Date: November 28, 2004 [EBook #14197]
Language: English
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THE LIVING PRESENT
BY
GERTRUDE ATHERTON
NEW YORK FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY PUBLISHERS
[Illustration: THE MARQUISE D'ANDIGNÉ President Le Bien--Être du Blessé]
TO
"ETERNAL FRANCE"
CONTENTS
BOOK I
CHAPTER
I
MADAME BALLI AND THE "COMFORT PACKAGE"
II THE SILENT ARMY
III THE MUNITION MAKERS
IV MADEMOISELLE JAVAL AND THE ÉCLOPÉS
V THE WOMAN'S OPPORTUNITY
VI MADAME PIERRE GOUJON
VII MADAME PIERRE GOUJON (Continued)
VIII VALENTINE THOMPSON
IX MADAME WADDINGTON
X THE COUNTESS D'HAUSSONVILLE
XI THE MARQUISE D'ANDIGNÉ
XII MADAME CAMILLE LYON
XIII BRIEF ACCOUNTS OF GREAT WORK: THE DUCHESSE D'UZÈS; THE DUCHESSE DE ROHAN; COUNTESS GREFFULHE; M