The Roman spring of Mrs. Stone
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Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983
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New York : New Directions, 1993.
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The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

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Book
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111 pages ; 18 cm
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English
ISBN
0811212491

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Mrs. Stone, a wealthy, fiftyish American widow, is beginning to adjust to the loss of her husband, her retirement from the stage, and the fading of her beauty, when she drifts into an affair with a cruel young gigolo.

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Published Reviews

Publisher's Weekly Review

Williams's first novel, originally published in 1950, recounts the tale of an American widow living in Rome. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

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Library Journal Review

pap.* $6. F The noted playwright took his first plunge into fiction with this 1950 novel. Reminiscent of his brand of drama, the plot follows an older woman's romantic involvement with a younger man in the great Italian capital. At the time of its debut, LJ 's reviewer praised the book for its ``splendid characterization'' ( LJ 9/1/50). This newest installment in New Directions' ``Bibelot'' series should be in all fiction collections. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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pap.* $6. F The noted playwright took his first plunge into fiction with this 1950 novel. Reminiscent of his brand of drama, the plot follows an older woman's romantic involvement with a younger man in the great Italian capital. At the time of its debut, LJ 's reviewer praised the book for its ``splendid characterization'' ( LJ 9/1/50). This newest installment in New Directions' ``Bibelot'' series should be in all fiction collections. Copyright 1994 Cahners Business Information.

Copyright 1994 Cahners Business Information.
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Publishers Weekly Reviews

Williams's first novel, originally published in 1950, recounts the tale of an American widow living in Rome. (Sept.) Copyright 1993 Cahners Business Information.

Copyright 1993 Cahners Business Information.
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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Williams, T. (1993). The Roman spring of Mrs. Stone . New Directions.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983. 1993. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New York: New Directions.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone New York: New Directions, 1993.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Williams, T. (1993). The roman spring of mrs. stone. New York: New Directions.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Williams, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone New Directions, 1993.

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