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They include The Convict (1912) and The Slaves in Their Chains (1922), which, with their strong psychological analysis, human feeling, and vivid description, are two of the best in Greek literature. Konstantinos Christomanos (1887-1911) was an author of great talent, who wrote both in a genteel style, as in The Diary of the Empress Elisabeth (1907), and with sensual realism, as in the Doll of Wax (1911).Trinity Church in Boston, begun in 1872 and finished in 1877, shows the perfection of Richardson's individual style. This style evolved from his study of the Romanesque churches of southern France. The church is cruciform in plan, but the distance from apse Wall to facade is only a little in excess of the distance between the two walls of the transepts. A departure from the Gothic revival style popular after the Civil War, this highly personal Romanesque style of Richardson's had a powerful effect upon subsequent designs.
And here's a special caution: Your ticket reads "Valable pour 2 voyages sue-cessifs," which is to say that it is good for 2 successive "voyages," of whatever length. Oddly, you cannot use it for one voyage for two persons! Don't throw away your ticket after one use for you will be tossing 6 cents into the rubbish basket. As a "note of comfort" I may mention that a number of the more important Metro stations have underground lavatories near the entrance steps, these being genteel supplements to the cylindrical metal affairs for men that still disfigure so many boulevards.
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