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Theodore Warrender was still at Oxford when his father died. He was a youth who had come up from his school with the highest hopes of what he was to do at the university. It had indeed been laid out for him by an admiring tutor with anticipations which were almost certainties :I fyou will only work as well as you have done these last two years !T hese years had been spent in the dignified :; ranks of Sixth Form, where he had done almost everything that boy can do. It was expected that the School would have had a holiday when he and Brunson went up for the scholarships in their chosen college, and everybody calculated on the double event. Brunson got the scholarship in question, but Warrender failed, which at first astonished everybody, but was afterwards more than accounted for by the fact that his fine and fastidious mind had been carried away by the schylus paper, which he made into an exVOL. I.
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- Publication date2024
- ISBN 10 1440049785
- ISBN 13 9781440049781
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages254
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book follows the story of Theodore Warrender, a brilliant young scholar whose life takes an unexpected turn when his father dies and he must return home. Theodore had always excelled in his studies, and was on track to achieve a first-class degree at Oxford. However, upon his father's death, he is forced to confront the reality of his family's estate and the expectations that come with it. The author explores the themes of social class, familial duty, and the sacrifices one must make for success. The book delves into the complex relationships between Theodore and his mother and sisters, as well as the societal pressures he faces as a member of the landed gentry. Ultimately, this book offers a thought-provoking meditation on the choices we make and the paths we choose in life. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781440049781_0
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