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Group of Noble Dames, A by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928)Author: LibriVox
The pedigrees of our county families, arranged in diagrams on the pages of county histories, mostly appear at first sight to be as barren of any touch of nature as a table of logarithms. But given a cluethe faintest tradition of what went on behind the scenes, and this dryness as of dust may be transformed into a palpitating drama. Out of such pedigrees and supplementary material most of the following stories have arisen and taken shape. (Summary adapted from the preface) Language: eng Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Preface
Wednesday, 31 December, 1969
