Amalia's Story, Chapter Twenty-Seven
= Amalia Angeloni Jacobucci
"Creeping socialism"
Angela Thirkell Book Summaries #18:
The Old Bank House!
by Angela Thirkell (1949)
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The small market town of Edgewood becomes the center of attention when the Old Bank House, the ancestral home of old Miss Sowerby, changes hands.
Its refurbishment by Sam Adams is regarded as the legitimate concern of the countryside up to, and including, an impromptu gathering to supervise the proper cleaning of the well.
Adams represents the emerging middle-class, supplementing professionals like the Deans and further diluting the influence of the old gentry; the Pomfrets, Marlings, Leslies, etc.
Interestingly enough, the author uses Adams to articulate the old values and negative attitudes toward creeping socialism and the lower orders which would sound mean and self-serving coming from the old gentry.
Despite the surface lightness and gentle humor, Thirkell’s depiction of returned veteran Tom Grantly’s post-war angst over choosing a career is sensitive as well as ...
Dreamstory, Chapter Three: Unitarian Church
UNITARIAN CHURCH
Barnstable Patriot, May 23, 1968
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Speaker for the 11 a.m. service of the Unitarian Church May 26 will be Louis Jacobucci, executive director of MSPCC, who has been chairman of the social concerns committee of the church and is chairman of the prudential committee. Among other activities are membership in Hyannis Rotary; he is also vice president of Cape Cod Community Council and chairman of Community Action Committee of Cape Cod.
"So, look. Miss Andrews."
"Yes."
"You understand this is a very serious charge to bring against anyone."
"Yes."
"Let alone your own brother."
"Yes."
"It never happened."
"Well, actually, it kind of totally did."
"You are deluded."
"Well, that may be, but I would submit that my mental health history is a result of having stuff like that done to me in the first place."
"You lie."
"I don't, actually. In fact, this is the first...
Dreamstory, Chapter One: What Happens At The End
By Velveteen Andrews
"What?!"
"I didn't say anything."
"How can you say such a thing?"
"I'm not going through this again."
"What do you mean?"
"All this -- denial. I'm done. I'm just going to say exactly what happened as I remember it."
"It never happened!"
"The reason I know it happened is that I renember it. I was eight years old. My brother was twelve years old. I was able to recover the date because I remember at some point in the week preceding the event, our father for some reason had told us, I'm going to be speaking at the Unitarian Church this Sunday at 11:00. It did not seem weird to me at the time, because he was always out of the house anyway. Plus all he used to when he was home was harangue me, so good."
"You lie."
"In fact, I remember thinking, it made sense that he would get something going on Sundays, because that was the only time he was ever even around anymore. Weekdays he was working, of course, and weeknights he was always at one of his many, many important community ...
