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The novel, set in late nineteenth century Chicago, spans four decades in the life of Jane Ward Carver, daughter of a wealthy family, from child all the way to grandmother, and shows the changing world through her eyes.
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Earnest, classical in form, grave and contemplative.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- sparerichly built
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About the book
- Author
- Margaret Ayer Barnes
- First published
- 1930
- Pages
- 581
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company, Buccaneer Books, Norman S. Berg
- Editions
- 10
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781568490557
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