


THE LADY OF ARLINGTON
by Harnett T. Kane · Doubleday
A biography of the wife of General Robert E. Lee who lived near Washington, D.C., and was considered one of the best hostesses of her day.

THE FEMALE
by Paul Wellman · Doubleday
Novel of 6th-century Constantinople, with the Empress Theodora as the scheming heroine.

CRESS DELAHANTY
by Jessamyn West · Harcourt Brace
Correspondence, notes, and clippings pertaining to the life and works of Jessamyn West, poet, novelist, and short story writer. Copies of many of West's works are included. The materials were collected by Shivers in preparation for writing his critical biography, Jessamyn West (1972).



DESIREE
by Annemarie Selinko · William Morrow and Company
Eugénie Désirée Clary records two love affairs in her diary, one with Napoleon, who jilted her for Josephine, and a second with General Bernadotte, who married her.
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