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New York, NY: Time Incorporated, 1963. 1st Edition First Thus. Soft cover. New/None as Issued. Text/NEW & Bright. Special Edition, 1963 Time Reading Program. Illustrated softcover/Fine. 1938 Pulitzer Prize novel from John Phillips Marquand (1893 - 1960), also known for his Mr. Moto detective stories. This prize work exemplifies Marquand's more serious comedies of manners, often describing conflicts between inherited conformity & personal desires in the confining nature of life in America's upper class, and, "copied" by newbies aspiring for membership. Written as a memoir. 402 pgs, 31 chapters. Life of George Apley, born 1866 in his grandfather's house on Beacon Hill, Boston. Tale of a shackled life recounted with respect & satire.