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The novel '''Heyday''', by [[Kurt Andersen]], is [[historical fiction]]. It was published in early 2007 by [[Random House]].
The protagonist is Ben Knowles. He is from London, but has moved to the [[United States]], the [[new world]], "craving vulgarity and strangeness" (page 6). He broke off his engagement with Lydia Winslow and later falls in love with Polly (Mary Ann) Lucking. It takes place from February 23, 1848 to 1850. Polly, an actress, has a brother named Duff.
It is 618 pages long in the first hardcover edition.
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