Books on Bass' Desk

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remainvanishing tracked down the most gorgeous picture of Bass standing at his desk and after the initial flailing at how pretty he is, we realized that for the first time ever, the angle and resolution are good enough to read the titles of the books on his desk! This has been driving me mad for pretty much all time so I'm quite excited and figured I would share. Just in case anyone else cares, some of them are pretty interesting...



Credit: www.nbc.com/revolution



I've been able to decipher five of the six books. From left to right:

The Catspaw by Terry Shannon

• Unfortunately, I can't find any information about this book other than it was printed in 1929.

Under Two Flags by Ouida

• From Wikipedia: The novel is about The Hon. Bertie Cecil (nicknamed Beauty of the Brigades). At the beginning of the novel, Bertie has strong homoerotic ties to his best friend and servant. He exiles himself to Algeria where he joins the Chasseurs d'Afrique, a regiment comprising soldiers from various countries, rather like the French Foreign Legion. Bertie's "inconvenient" admirers are erased, with the result that Bertie is converted to a person whose identity is socially acceptable.
• Project Gutenberg Link

[The third book from the left is unidentified though it appears to be Volume 4 of some set.]

History of the Roman Republic by Agnes Michels

• Hopefully, this one doesn't require any explanation because, well, Republic! My Caesar and Brutus feels are exploding right now. However, interesting tidbit: Agnes Michels is a well known 20th century Roman historian who attended Bryn Mawr in Philadelphia!

Abington Abbey by Archibald Marshal

• Again, having trouble finding much about the plot of this novel but Barnes & Noble has this to say: Marshall excelled at creating sweeping family epics that explore many aspects of society and group dynamics, of which Abington Abbey is a stellar example.
• Project Gutenberg Link

Monsieur Beaucaire: The beautiful lady. His own people, by Booth Tarkington

• This one doesn't have such obvious Revolution ties. It's about a French prince who goes to Bath, England, masquerading as a barber because he's in hiding from the king who wants him to agree to an arranged marriage. There's a lot of gambling, cheating at cards, mistaken identity and some didactic bits about honesty and integrity.
• Project Gutenberg Link