The Sublime Jester

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Ezra S. Brudno. The Sublime Jester

The Sublime Jester

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THE HERITAGE

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THE LORELEI

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VII

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THE JUDENGASSE

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VII

A NIGHTINGALE IN A CROW’S NEST

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IV

HILDA

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VII

VIII

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XI

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EUGENIE

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VII

VIII

THE SALON

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IV

MIRIAM

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V

THE MARCH TO CALVARY

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VAGABONDAGE

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V

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VII

VIII

A HAPPY EXILE

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MARGUERITE

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VII

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IX

THE JEST OF THE GODS

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VII

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Ezra S. Brudno

Published by Good Press, 2021

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One of the saddest scenes of Albert’s early life took place on the afternoon following his father’s departure for Hamburg, to get financial assistance from his brother, Leopold Zorn, a banker.

The mother was alone in the little shop, alone with her thoughts. She was not thinking of her husband’s reverses nor was she brooding over her own deprivations. She was wondering what would become of Albert, what would become of his promising gifts. For while she frequently complained of his idleness and of his perverseness she was confident that talent lay slumbering in the boy’s being. True, she had other children but her heart and hopes were centered upon her first-born. No matter what might become of the others, nothing must stand in Albert’s way.

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