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A true tale of changing New York by Franz Lidz, whose Unstrung Heroes is a classic of hoarder lore. Homer and Langley Collyer moved into their handsome brownstone in white, upper-class Harlem in 1909. By 1947, however, when the fire department had to carry Homer's body out of the house he... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Langley Collyer: Add a description of this character.
- HARRY LIDZ
- Harry
- Uncle Arthur
- Helen Worden
- Uncle Danny
- Leo
- John McMullen
- Dr. Herman Collyer
- Hubert
- Claremont Morris
- Ruth
- Cohen
- Diane
- Sandy
- Max Schaefer
- John Collins
- Dr. Leopold Beliak
- Jacob Iglitzen
- Archie Matthews
- Hyman Schwartz
- Fannie Lidz
- Herbert Clyde Lewis
- L. Collyer
- Sidney Salomon
- Diane Keaton
- Carlos Martin
- Susie Collyer
- Yuli Gollarza
- Saul Fromkes
- Mrs. Pauline Farkas
- Ann Ross
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
Homer Collyer left the moldering Harlem brownstone for the first time in seven years in a khaki canvas sack, lowered down a fire truck ladder like dirty laundry in a duffel bag.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Franz Lidz (Author)
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Page Count: 161
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Page Count: 161
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- Dewey: 974.710420922
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- Books › History › Americas › United States › State & Local › New York
- Books › Nonfiction › True Accounts › Murder & Mayhem
- Books › History › World
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs
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