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"The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there." Summering with a fellow schoolboy on a great English estate, Leo, the hero of L. P. Hartley's finest novel, encounters a world of unimagined luxury. But when his friend's beautiful older sister enlists him as the unwitting... read more
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“The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.”
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The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 94 of 113 in Book Smart Reading List. (community list)
This is book 88 of 37 in 100 Books Every Child Should Read - Part 03: Early Teens (The Telegraph). (authoritative list)
This book is in Penguin Modern Classics. (publisher edition list)
This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
This is book 510 of 1286 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- L. P. Hartley (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 1953
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 311
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 1953
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 311
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- Dewey: 823.912
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