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…Edna Ferber retains her place as one of the great writers of our time. Her short stories, her novels and her plays have pro- vided enjoyment to hundreds of thousands of readers and thea- ter-goers. Her first autobiographical work, "A Peculiar Treasure," was a soul-stirring account of her experiences. It contained excoriations of anti-Semitism. It was an affirmation of many loy- alties and it was a paean of faith in American. "A Kind of Magic,"...…

















































