Author: Mrs. Hubback
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
The Old Vicarage
The Old Vicarage A Novel
Author: Catherine Anne Austen Hubback
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 9358592850
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Catherine Anne Austen Hubback's book "The Old Vicarage" delves into the personalities and relationships of those who dwell in an ancient vicarage in a small English community. The Reverend Herbert Millar and his family, who live in the fictitious old vicarage, are the focus of the narrative. She creates a detailed portrayal of 19th-century English society complete with traditions, customs, and social expectations via vivid descriptions and subtly placed social criticism. The play "The Old Vicarage" examines issues including love, marriage, class differences, and women's place in society. It explores the intricacies of interpersonal relationships, the pursuit of pleasure, and the tensions that develop between individual preferences and accepted social standards. With its humor, charm, and focus on detail, Hubback's work is a tribute to her renowned aunt, Jane Austen. She expertly crafts a universe that is both recognizable and enthralling, bringing readers into the vicarage residents' lives and crises.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 9358592850
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Catherine Anne Austen Hubback's book "The Old Vicarage" delves into the personalities and relationships of those who dwell in an ancient vicarage in a small English community. The Reverend Herbert Millar and his family, who live in the fictitious old vicarage, are the focus of the narrative. She creates a detailed portrayal of 19th-century English society complete with traditions, customs, and social expectations via vivid descriptions and subtly placed social criticism. The play "The Old Vicarage" examines issues including love, marriage, class differences, and women's place in society. It explores the intricacies of interpersonal relationships, the pursuit of pleasure, and the tensions that develop between individual preferences and accepted social standards. With its humor, charm, and focus on detail, Hubback's work is a tribute to her renowned aunt, Jane Austen. She expertly crafts a universe that is both recognizable and enthralling, bringing readers into the vicarage residents' lives and crises.
THE OLD VICARAGE A NOVEL
Author: MRS. HUBBACK
Publisher: BEYOND BOOKS HUB
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 395
Book Description
It was a summer’s evening. The yellow sunshine streamed through the boles of the forest trees, tinting them with purple, vermilion, gold, or the richest brown. It gave a metallic luster to the tops of the giant oaks, and lighted up with a silvery gleam the long feathery sprays of the graceful beech-trees, waving gently and slowly as the soft breeze passed rustling among them. The same slanting sunbeams fell on the dark glossy foliage of the tall groups of holly, and twinkled like stars upon their stiff-pointed leaves...FROM THE BOOKS.
Publisher: BEYOND BOOKS HUB
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 395
Book Description
It was a summer’s evening. The yellow sunshine streamed through the boles of the forest trees, tinting them with purple, vermilion, gold, or the richest brown. It gave a metallic luster to the tops of the giant oaks, and lighted up with a silvery gleam the long feathery sprays of the graceful beech-trees, waving gently and slowly as the soft breeze passed rustling among them. The same slanting sunbeams fell on the dark glossy foliage of the tall groups of holly, and twinkled like stars upon their stiff-pointed leaves...FROM THE BOOKS.
The Old Vicarage, Grantchester
Author: Rupert Brooke
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Category : Grantchester (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Category : Grantchester (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Murder at the Old Vicarage
Author: Jill McGown
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 1509821988
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
'A murder so baffling it might even have stumped Agatha Christie's Miss Marple' Philadelphia Inquirer ______________________________ A WHITE CHRISTMAS Deepening snow has isolated the village of Byford from the outside world, but as the locals settle down for the festive period, the peace is suddenly destroyed with news of a violent crime at the vicarage. A DOMESTIC MURDER The victim is the vicar's son-in-law, but few are saddened by his death. And although Chief Inspector Lloyd is expecting an open-and-shut case, he is soon confronted with more than he bargained for. A WEB OF LIES Struggling to keep control of his personal relationship with Sergeant Judy Hill, Lloyd must work his way through a tangle of suspects, each doing their part to disrupt the investigation in this perplexing mystery. Murder at the Old Vicarage is Jill McGown's classic homage to Agatha Christie, with a decidedly uncosy twist.
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 1509821988
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
'A murder so baffling it might even have stumped Agatha Christie's Miss Marple' Philadelphia Inquirer ______________________________ A WHITE CHRISTMAS Deepening snow has isolated the village of Byford from the outside world, but as the locals settle down for the festive period, the peace is suddenly destroyed with news of a violent crime at the vicarage. A DOMESTIC MURDER The victim is the vicar's son-in-law, but few are saddened by his death. And although Chief Inspector Lloyd is expecting an open-and-shut case, he is soon confronted with more than he bargained for. A WEB OF LIES Struggling to keep control of his personal relationship with Sergeant Judy Hill, Lloyd must work his way through a tangle of suspects, each doing their part to disrupt the investigation in this perplexing mystery. Murder at the Old Vicarage is Jill McGown's classic homage to Agatha Christie, with a decidedly uncosy twist.
Historical Memoranda of Breconshire
Author: John Lloyd
Publisher:
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Category : Breconshire (Wales)
Languages : en
Pages : 588
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Publisher:
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Category : Breconshire (Wales)
Languages : en
Pages : 588
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S.P.G. Review of the Year's Work
Author: Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (Great Britain)
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1046
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1046
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The Antiquary
Author: Edward Walford
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Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 532
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Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 532
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The History and Annals of Northallerton, Yorkshire
Author: Joseph Lemuel Saywell
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Category : Northallerton (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 342
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Category : Northallerton (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
Author: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England)
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Category : Buckinghamshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 656
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buckinghamshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 656
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