The Magnificent AmbersonsMajor Amberson had "made a fortune" in 1873 when other people were losing fortunes and the magnificence of the Ambersons began then. Magnificence like the size of a fortune is always comparative as even Magnificent Lorenzo may now perceive if he has happened to haunt New York in 1916; and the Ambersons were magnificent in their day and place. |
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