Banner by the WaysideRandom house, 1947 - 442 páginas "This is a picaresque novel set pre-Civil War on the Erie Canal. Durie Edwards is a female foundling, raised as a boy in a bookshop. She falls in with traveling players, thieves, con men, disreputable women (and men), as she tries to sort out the truth from the pious lies told to her, and eventually finding love. Durie's essential innocence is used to bring out the characters of the people she meets. Life on the canal boats is, as far as I can tell, accurately presented. It's a slice of Americana."--Goodreads |
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... retorted . " We're after the dibbs . What'll fetch ' em ? That's the question . " " I apprehend languid houses in the face of so much oppo- sition , " Mr. Archbold boomed . " We must needs set our best foot forward . In these classic ...
... retorted . " We're after the dibbs . What'll fetch ' em ? That's the question . " " I apprehend languid houses in the face of so much oppo- sition , " Mr. Archbold boomed . " We must needs set our best foot forward . In these classic ...
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... retorted with a curl of the lip . " Can you ? Always ? " " That is a cowardly taunt - from you to me . And you now ... retort . She swept past him into the tent without another glance . Gypsy raised her head from her cot . " Lovey ...
... retorted with a curl of the lip . " Can you ? Always ? " " That is a cowardly taunt - from you to me . And you now ... retort . She swept past him into the tent without another glance . Gypsy raised her head from her cot . " Lovey ...
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... retorted that he could go to hell . The atmosphere on the boat became murky . Their experience at Amsterdam , the next stop , did nothing to improve relations between the partners . This was their last port of call . After unloading ...
... retorted that he could go to hell . The atmosphere on the boat became murky . Their experience at Amsterdam , the next stop , did nothing to improve relations between the partners . This was their last port of call . After unloading ...
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