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A Journey Into Dorothy Parker's New York

Taking the reader through the New York that inspired, and was in turn inspired by, the formidable Mrs Parker, this guide uses rarely seen archival photographs from her life to illustrate Dorothy Parker's development as a writer, a formidable wit, and a public persona.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 147 pages

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