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these touchstones of human invention and storytelling ingenuity have transported millions of readers to distant realms

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Stan and Gus: Art, Ardor, and the Friendship That Built the Gilded Age Ali Smith defining what it means toA New Yorker Best Book of the Year How the architect Stanford White and the sculptor Augustus Saint Gaudens transcended scandal to enrich their times. The celebrated architect Stanford White was a louche man about town and a canny cultural entrepreneur, the creator of landmarks that raised the stature of the American built environment. Augustus Saint Gaudens, a sculptor and the son of an immigrant shoemaker, was a moody introvert and a committed