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Duchess Who Wouldn't Sit Down
An Informal History of Hospitality

By Browner, Jesse

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ISBN: 1582342970 Publisher: St Martins Pr Published: Oct 1 2003 Pages: 224 Weight: 0.82lbs. Height: 8.50" Width: 6.00" Depth: 1.00" Language: English

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A witty study of the history of entertaining traces athe art of hospitality from the modern day back in time to the time of the ancient Greeks, looking at such famous (or infamous) hosts as Gertrude Stein, Adolf Hitler, King Louis XIV, and the Roman emperors along the way. 25,000 first printing.