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The child of mountain moonshiners, Charity Royall enjoys an affair with an educated young man from the city, but feels separated from the larger world by her drunken guardian and the overwhelming pressures of environment and heredity.
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- Charity Royall: A pretty young woman taken in by the Royall's as a young, penniless child. She is tired of the dull life of small town New England life, and aches for the excitement and sophistication of a city and its people. Unfortunately, she also feels completely unprepared for the life she longs for in terms of education and finesse.
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A girl came out of lawyer Royall's house, at the end of the one street of North Dormer, and stood on the doorstep.
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This is book 733 of 1271 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Preceded by The Shadow-Line, and followed by Growth of the Soil.
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Original Language: English
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Publication Date: 1917
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Page Count: 292
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Publication Date: 1917
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Page Count: 292
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- Copyright Status: Public Domain
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- Dewey: 813
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