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Classical in form, earnest, grave and raw.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- rawmeticulous
- cooloverwhelming
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- Author
- Elspeth Huxley
- First published
- 1939
- Pages
- 405
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus, Harper & brothers, Penguin
- Editions
- 11
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780141188508
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About Elspeth Huxley · 1907–1997
Elspeth Joscelin Grant Huxley (23 July 1907 - 10 January 1997) was an author, journalist, broadcaster, magistrate, environmentalist, farmer, and government adviser (<a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elspeth_Huxley>Wikipedia</a>).
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