Amalia's Story, Chapter Thirty-Six
= Amalia Angeloni Jacobucci
Angela Thirkell Book Summaries #27:
“Old English Squire”
Close Quarters!
by Angela Thirkell (1958)
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Flashback to 1958 - A Timeline of Life in America
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Margot Macfayden, née Phelps, spends the months following her husband’s death visiting friends in Greshambury, Southbridge, and Harefield as she ponders re-locating while hoping to avoid again being preempted by her aged parents (who, to be fair, share her feelings).
At Harefield we become re-acquainted with the Beltons; Mr. Belton, previously an inconspicuous figure, comes into his own as he delivers masterful performances ranging from “Old English Squire” to “King Lear” meriting the admiration and amusement of his friends and relatives.
We also are fortunate to make the acquaintance of Admiral Prsvb of the Mixo-Lydian Navy, which consists of “one very out-of-date English gunboat on a lake,” as he comes to dinner at the Fairweathers with our old friend Gradka, the Ambassadress (formerly the Fielding’s cook).
Fortunately, in the commonsense view of almost everyone, Admiral Phelps and Mrs. Phelps follow each other in rapid succession to peaceful and timely ends, freeing Margot to accept the long-delayed marriage proposal of Canon (Tubby) Fewling.
= Louis Jacobucci
"NEW SOCIAL WORKERS LIVING IN CENTERVILLE"
Barnstable Patriot, August 19, 1965
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Mr. Louis J. Jacobucci, director of Cape Cod District, Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, has announced (lie arrival of two new social workers — both making their homes in Centerville. John Brlggs, now of South Main Street here, comes to the Cape from the Boston office. He is a graduate of Harvard College and holds a Master's degree from Bryn Mawr School of Social Work. Miss Olivo Carpenter of Pinney's Lane comes from the Fittstield office. She holds a Master's degree in Social Science from Smith College School of Social Work. With Mr. Jacobucci a resident of Benzer Lane here for sometime, Centerville now has three MSPCC social workers living in the village.
= Velveteen Andrews
Transvision Vamp
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A Tribute to Doris Lessing
https://youtu.be/QcctSKWjXKY?si=s8TfF2p5sV6MA0bs
"And the work concludes after
Some unspecified disaster
Has destroyed much of life on earth."
The Children of Violence Series!
by Doris Lessing
https://literariness.org/2019/05/24/analysis-of-doris-lessings-novels/
Martha Quest,
A Proper Marriage,
A Ripple from the Storm,
Landlocked,
and
The Four-Gated City
trace in detail the growth and development of
Martha Quest,
an autobiographical character who, unlike
Mary Turner,
is intensely interested in knowing herself and making sense of the world.
Together these novels make up
the Children of Violence series.
The first four are set in Africa, while The Four-Gated City, which nearly equals in length the preceding four, is set in London and traces Martha Quest’s life from her arrival there around 1949 to the late 1990’s.
The novels set in Africa are categorized as
social realism,
while The Four-Gated City moves beyond that to discuss what are often considered
paranormal capacities,
and the work concludes after
some unspecified disaster
has destroyed much of life on earth.
The futurist world Lessing depicts here is neither entirely utopian nor dystopian,
and despite forces beyond the control of the individual,
Martha Quest and some of the other inhabitants of
the
postcatastrophic world
epitomize
the continuing need for individual responsibility
and commitment to a more harmonious world.
Martha Quest,
as her surname suggests,
is a quintessential Lessing heroine,
always examining the human condition
and searching for a higher consciousness
to change herself and her world.
The characterization is detailed and frank,
including descriptions of Martha’s sexual relationships and, in
A Proper Marriage,
a lengthy and explicit description of childbirth.
Yet Martha’s
perceptions and
innermost thoughts also provide
a historical overview
of an entire era and
a challenge to the status quo.
Central to all Martha’s struggles is
her determination
to grow and
to envision
a freer and more responsible world.
= Harriet McCurdy Cameron Hall Jacobucci
"The Prudential Committee"
Graves Elected to Church Board
The Register, April 15, 1971
http://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/apa/sturgis/sharedview.article.aspx?href=DPLTR%2F1971%2F04%2F15&id=Ar00908&sk=CEEF0B86&viewMode=text
Richard H. Graves was elected to a five year term on the Prudential Committee, which is the governing board of the Unitarian Church of Barnstable, at their recent annual meeting.
Other members of the committee are
Clifford R. Bragdon,
Ralph W. Harwood,
John A. Coe, and
Mrs. Harriet Hall.
A rising vote of thanks was extended to
Mrs. Emerson F. Moseley,
who has Just completed five years service on the committee, including one year as chairman. Re-elected were
Robert Barnet, Moderator;
William P. Lovejoy, Jr., Treasurer;
Miss Margaret W. Craig, Assistant Clerk.
Walter H. Porter was elected Clerk and
Louis J. Jacobuccl Assistant Treasurer.
