- Fiction in English, History, Fiction, Virginia, fiction
Set in 1862, this panoramic novel interweaves the lives of four Confederates--the Shenandoah Volunteer, Usaph, and his faithless wife, Epheptha, the widow, Dora, dedicated to nursing and spying, and the intrepid Stonewall Jackson.
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Grave, classical in form, earnest and epic.
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- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
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- Author
- Thomas Keneally
- First published
- 1979
- Pages
- 427
- Publisher
- Collins
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780002221412
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About Thomas Keneally · 1935
An Australian novelist, playwright and author of non-fiction.
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