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Original Essays | December 12, 2009

Alexander McCall Smith: IMG The Courage of Others

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I have recently written a novel about life in England during the Second World War. I felt some concern before I tackled this theme — the War... Continue »
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    La's Orchestra Saves the World

    Alexander McCall Smith

Mcteague a Story of San Francisco

by Frank Norris

Mcteague a Story of San Francisco Cover

ISBN13: 9780140187694
ISBN10: 0140187693
Condition: Standard
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Synopsis:

This is a searing portrait of the downfall of a slow-minded dentist and his avaricious wife which embodies the author's powerful insights into conflicting forces of heredity and social conditioning.
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ISBN:
9780140187694
Subtitle:
A Story of San Francisco
Introduction:
Starr, Kevin
Author:
Starr, Kevin
Author:
Norris, Frank
Editor:
Starr, Kevin
Author:
Starr, Kevin
Publisher:
Penguin Classics
Location:
New York, N.Y.
Subject:
General
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
American fiction (fictional works by one author)
Subject:
San Francisco (Calif.)
Subject:
Dentists
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
General Fiction
Edition Description:
Bibliography: p. xli-xlv.
Series:
Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics
Series Volume:
92-8
Publication Date:
19821216
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
496
Dimensions:
7.74x5.08x.99 in. .76 lbs.
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