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The queen of hearts
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| 자료유형 | 단행본 |
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| 서명/저자사항 | The queen of hearts/ Wilkie Collins. |
| 개인저자 | Collins, Wilkie. |
| 발행사항 | New York, NY: MysteriousPress.com, 2015. |
| 형태사항 | 1 online resource. |
| 기타형태 저록 | Print version: Collins, Wilkie. Queen of Hearts. Newburyport : MysteriousPress.com/Open Road, ?015 |
| ISBN | 9781504021159 1504021150 |
| 발행자번호 | EB00620580Recorded Books |
| 일반주기 |
Title from resource description page (Recorded Books, viewed August 31, 2015).
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| 내용주기 | Cover; Title Page; LETTER OF DEDICATION TO EMILE FORGUES; Introduction; CHAPTER I: OURSELVES; CHAPTER II: OUR DILEMMA; CHAPTER III: OUR QUEEN OF HEARTS; CHAPTER IV: OUR GRAND PROJECT; BROTHER OWEN'S STORY OF THE SIEGE OF THE BLACK COTTAGE; BROTHER GRIFFITH'S STORY OF THE FAMILY SECRET; BROTHER MORGAN'S STORY OF THE DREAM-WOMAN; BROTHER GRIFFITH'S STORY OF MAD MONKTON; BROTHER MORGAN'S STORY OF THE DEAD HAND; BROTHER GRIFFITH'S STORY OF THE BITER BIT; BROTHER OWEN'S STORY OF THE PARSON'S SCRUPLE; BROTHER GRIFFITH'S STORY OF A PLOT IN PRIVATE LIFE; BROTHER MORGAN'S STORY OF FAUNTLEROY. |
| 요약 | A trio of elderly bachelors plays Cupid in this ingeniously crafted novel by one of the 19th-century's finest storytellers A widowed lawyer named Griffith has been appointed legal guardian of Jessie, a lively young woman. In order for Jessie to claim her inheritance, her late father's will stipulates that she must spend 6 weeks with Griffith each year. Consequently, Jessie travels to a remote part of Wales to the castle where the lawyer and his 2 brothers reside. To everyone's surprise and delight, Jessie and the 3 men get along splendidly. Hoping that she will stay to meet Griffith's son, who is on his way home from the Crimean War, the brothers devise a plan A la Scheherezade: Each night they will tell Jessie a new thrilling story that will enchant her into staying. This ebook features a new introduction from Otto Penzler and has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices. |
| 일반주제명 | Detective and mystery stories, English. FICTION --Classics. Detective and mystery stories, English. |
| 언어 | 영어 |
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