- Americans, Brothers, Fiction, History
In a late Eighteenth Century setting, between fashionable London and backward Virginia, two twin brothers from the nobility spend their formative period trying to flee a domineering dowager mother in different ways--the older a saturnine, melancholy character, the younger an easy going type.
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Character
Classical in form, cool, contemplative and prestige.
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- contemplativerelentless
- unpretentiousprestige
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the book
- First published
- 1858
- Pages
- 718
- Publisher
- International book co., IndyPublish.com, The Hovendon Press
- Editions
- 57
- Language
- Spanish, Russian, English
- ISBN
- 9781406940305
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An English novelist of the 19th century. He was famous for his satirical works, particularly *Vanity Fair*, a panoramic portrait of English society.
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