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A bestselling novel of the ruthless world of Victorian commerce. Adam Swann determines to make his fortune and found his own dynasty. His struggle takes him from the dusty plains of India to the teeming slums of 19th-century London, from the chaos of the great industrial cities of the age to... read more
First Sentence
IN the 'thirties and 'forties the river of enterprise had rolled due west from the slopes of the Pennines, engulfing Manchester and flowing on unchecked to empty its filth in the Mersey.
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- R. F. Delderfield (Author)
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