«Великий Гэтсби» и другие лучшие произведения Ф.С. Фицджеральда

Stoddard (1850–1931)

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Belasco – David Belasco (1853–1931), American playwright, theatrical producer and innovator

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banjoes – banjo is a stringed musical instrument of African origin

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Carnegie Hall – a historic concert hall in New York City, opened in 1891, named for Andrew Carnegie, its founder and first owner

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Jersey City – a city in northeastern New Jersey, located on a peninsula between the Hudson and the Hackensack rivers opposite Manhattan Island

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Von Hindenburg – Paul von Hindenburg (1847–1934), German field marshal during World War I and then, in 1925–1934, the second president of Germany (of the so called Weimar Republic)

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Maine – the US state in the northeast, one of the original New England states

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American Legion – organization of United States war veterans, founded in 1919

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Bois de Boulogne – a large park on the Seine River west of Paris, founded in 1852

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the Argonne Forest – the place of final battles on the Western front in eastern France during World War I

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Lewis guns – machine guns widely used during World War I, invented by Isaac Newton Lewis (1859–1931)

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Montenegro – one of the Balkan states on the Adriatic Sea

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Trinity Quad – here: Trinity College, founded in 1554

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the Grand Canal – the main waterway of Venice

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Astoria – a commercial, industrial and residential area on Long Island

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the Queensboro Bridge – the bridge over the East River in New York City

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Blackwell’s Island – the former name of Roosevelt Island on the East River between the boroughs of Manhattan and Queens in New York City

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highballs – highball is a cocktail of whisky mixed with soda and ice, served in a tall glass

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the World’s Series – baseball championship of the two professional leagues: the American League and the National League; first held in 1903.