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The Old Wives\' Tale

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An edition of The old wives' tale (1900)

The Old Wives\' Tale

Books 1 and 2

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First published in 1908, The Old Wives' Tale affirms the integrity of ordinary lives as it tells the story of the Baines sisters—shy, retiring Constance and defiant, romantic Sophia—over the course of nearly half a century. Bennett traces the sisters' lives from childhood in their father's drapery shop in provincial Bursley, England, during the mid-Victorian era, through their married lives, to the modern industrial age, when they are reunited as old women. The setting moves from the Five Towns of Staffordshire to exotic and cosmopolitan Paris, while the action moves from the subdued domestic routine of the Baines household to the siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War.

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English
Pages
370

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Cover of: The Old Wives\' Tale
The Old Wives\' Tale: Books 1 and 2
November 20, 2000, Adamant Media Corporation
Paperback in English
Cover of: The old wives' tale
The old wives' tale
1999, Modern Library
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: The old wives' tale
The old wives' tale: a novel
1995, McLeod & Allen
Microform in English
Cover of: The Old Wives' Tale (Penguin Classics)
The Old Wives' Tale (Penguin Classics)
January 2, 1991, Penguin Classics
Paperback in English
Cover of: The old wives' tale
Cover of: The old wives' tale
The old wives' tale
1934, Johnathan Cape
in English
Cover of: The old wives' tale
The old wives' tale
1931, Jonathan Cape
in English
Cover of: The old wives' tale.
The old wives' tale.
1917, T. Nelson
in English
Cover of: The old wives' tale.
The old wives' tale.
1917, T. Nelson
Cover of: The old wives' tale
The old wives' tale
1911, Doubleday
in English
Cover of: The old wives' tale
The old wives' tale
1911, Modern Library
in English

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The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
370
Dimensions
8.2 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches
Weight
1.1 pounds

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL7789204M
ISBN 10
0543856941
ISBN 13
9780543856944
OCLC/WorldCat
658054016
Library Thing
58156
Goodreads
459938

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