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largesse

[lahr-jes, lahr-jis] / lɑrˈdʒɛs, ˈlɑr dʒɪs /












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“The Largesse of the Sea Maiden” consists of five stories, three of which have never appeared in print.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 4, 2018

“The Largesse of the Sea Maiden,” Johnson’s new and presumably final collection — he died from liver cancer in May — is no outlier.

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2018

“The Largesse of the Sea Maiden” consists of five stories, three of which have never before appeared in print, and weighs in at just over 200 pages.

From Washington Post • Jan. 21, 2018

Now comes “The Largesse of the Sea Maiden,” a posthumous collection of his later short fiction, which shows similar men, grown older, often contemplating mortality.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2018

"Largesse, largesse, knight of the crest of gold!" cried the heralds, in acknowledgment of the bounty received;     "'A blazon'd shield in battle won,        Ne'er guarded heart so bold.'"

From The Prose Marmion A Tale of the Scottish Border by Jenkins, Sara D.




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