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I had always seen a good deal of my nephew Vernon. I used to brush his hair when he wore it in curls, and endeavour to see that he was respectable when he went to Church. At an early stage I became associated in his acquisitive young mind with tops and knives and marbles and unexpected pieces of.
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Sara Jeannette Duncan was a Canadian author and journalist best known for The Imperialist, considered to be one of the first modern Canadian novels. Educated as a teacher, Duncan shifted to journalism, acting as a travelling writer for Canadian newspapers in addition to writing columns for The Globe and later for the Washington Post. Following her marriage to an Anglo-Indian civil servant, Duncan turned to fiction, and went on to publish more than twenty novels. Duncan died in 1922, shortly after settling in Surrey, England, with her husband.
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- PublisherForgotten Books
- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 1332786987
- ISBN 13 9781332786985
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages245
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book takes the reader on the fantastical journey of a middle-aged British woman traveling to India to visit her estranged nephew. Her mission proves to be more difficult than she could have ever expected when she arrives to find her nephew nowhere to be seen. Instead, she is met with a man who is convinced that she is his long-lost wife and forcibly confines her to his hotel room. The woman's adventures only escalate from there, as she quickly realizes that nothing is what it seems. Delving into Indian culture, this encounter sparks a journey of self-discovery, challenging preconceived notions of culture and the nature of relationships. Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781332786985_0
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