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The City of Beautiful Nonsense is a love story by Ernest Temple Thurston published in 1909. The narrative genre is Edwardian romanticism, and the author's Roman Catholic faith is reflected in its main characters. It is also a tale of two cities: London and Venice. The story begins in a London church, with a young man, John Grey who is a struggling writer. A friendship, and then later a romance, grows between him and Jill whom he met in church. The story is enlivened by gentle humor and has a poignant ending, a beautiful blend of joy and sadness.

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"The City of Beautiful Nonsense" by E. Temple Thurston. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

may fairly be described as a sentimental novel: Temple Thurston himself wrote that "To many, from the first page to the last, it had not the faintest conception of reality, and indeed has earned for me the classification of sentimentalist". This was in the Author's Note to the sequel, entitled The World of Wonderful Reality, published a decade later in 1919. His obituary in The Times (20 March 1933) stated that "there were those who might suggest that sentimentalism was too evident in Temple Thurston's work". As well as being a vehicle for Edwardian romanticism, the novel shares the Roman Catholic faith of its author with its main characters. It is a tale of two cities: mainly Edwardian London – the sidelights on life in London for the shabby genteel are interesting – but also Venice.

The City of Beautiful Nonsense was a best-selling novel written by Ernest Temple Thurston. It became the inspiration for two films (see below for details). It was originally published by Chapman and Hall in 1909,[1] but because the copyright has expired, the text of the book is now in the public domain.[2] There was a "new and illustrated" edition, with illustrations by Emile Verpilleux, published a year later in 1910. It may fairly be described as a sentimental novel: Temple Thurston himself wrote that "To many, from the first page to the last, it had not the faintest conception of reality, and indeed has earned for me the classification of sentimentalist". This was in the Author's Note to the sequel, entitled The World of Wonderful Reality, published a decade later in 1919. His obituary in The Times (20 March 1933) stated that "there were those who might suggest that sentimentalism was too evident in Temple Thurston's work". As well as being a vehicle for Edwardian romanticism, the novel shares the Roman Catholic faith of its author with its main characters. It is a tale of two cities: mainly Edwardian London – the sidelights on life in London for the shabby genteel are interesting – but also Venice.

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The City of Beautiful NonsenseErnest Temple Thurston, Anglo-Irish poet, playwright and author (1879-1933)This ebook presents «The City of Beautiful Nonsense», from Ernest Temple Thurston. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.Table of Contents- About This Book- Dedication- Book I. The Road To The City- Chapter I. A Prelude On The Eve Of St. Joseph's Day- Chapter Ii. The Last Candle- Chapter Iii. The Greengrocer'sfetter Lane- Chapter Iv. What To Call A Hero- Chapter V. The Ballad-mongerfetter Lane- Chapter Vi. Of Kensington Gardens- Chapter Vii. The Voyage Of The Good Ship Albatross- Chapter Viii. The Fateful Ticket-puncher- Chapter Ix. The Art Of Hieroglyphics- Chapter X. The Need For Intuition- Chapter Xi. A Side-light Upon Appearances- Chapter Xii. The Chapel Of Unredemption- Chapter Xiii. The Inventory- Chapter Xiv. The Way To Find Out- Chapter Xv. What Is Hidden By A Camisole- Chapter Xvi. Easter Sunday- Chapter Xvii. The Fly In The Amber- Chapter Xviii. The Nonsense-maker- Chapter Xix. The Mr. Chesterton- Chapter Xx. Why Jill Prayed To St. Joseph- Chapter Xxi. The City Of Beautiful Nonsense- Book Ii. The Tunnel- Chapter Xxii. The Heart Of The Shadow- Chapter Xxiii. Amber- Book Iii. The City- Chapter Xxiv. The Palazzo Capello- Chapter Xxv. The Lettervenice- Chapter Xxvi. The Returnvenice- Chapter Xxvii. The True Mother- Chapter Xxviii. Treasure Shop- Chapter Xxix. The Candle For St. Anthony- Chapter Xxx. The Qualities Of Ignatia- Chapter Xxxi. The Sacrifice- Chapter Xxxii. The Departurevenice- Chapter Xxxiii. The Sixteenth Of Februarylondon- Chapter Xxxiv. The Dissoluble Bondage- Chapter Xxxv. The Wonder Of Belief- Chapter Xxxvi. The Passing- Chapter Xxxvii. The Circular Tour- Chapter Xxxviii. A Process Of Honesty- Chapter Xxxix. The End Of The Loom

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