No Name |
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| Author:
| Collins, Wilkie |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4943-5337-7 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2013 |
| Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.99 |
Book Description:
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No Name (1862) This 19th-century legal thriller revolves around the issue of illegitimacy. The novel begins in 1846 at Combe-Raven in West Somerset, home to the Vanstone family: Andrew Vanstone, his wife, their two daughters Norah, 26, Magdalen, 18, and their governess, Miss Garth. Magdalen falls in love with Frank Clare, the dashing but rogue son of a neighbour. Before long, Mr and Mrs Vanstone die suddenly and a secret is revealed. The girls discover their parents were only married...
More DescriptionNo Name (1862) This 19th-century legal thriller revolves around the issue of illegitimacy. The novel begins in 1846 at Combe-Raven in West Somerset, home to the Vanstone family: Andrew Vanstone, his wife, their two daughters Norah, 26, Magdalen, 18, and their governess, Miss Garth. Magdalen falls in love with Frank Clare, the dashing but rogue son of a neighbour. Before long, Mr and Mrs Vanstone die suddenly and a secret is revealed. The girls discover their parents were only married several months earlier, and the will has been invalidated. Within days, everything familiar has disappeared. The sisters have no family name, no fortune and no inheritance as they set out to make their own way in the world.