The old wives' tale
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Published
New York : Modern Library, [1911?].
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Book
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ix, 640 pages ; 17 cm
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION BENNETT 1911 | In |
| Millhopper Branch - Adult Fiction | FICTION BENNETT 1911 | In |
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Published
New York : Modern Library, [1911?].
Language
English
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The Old Wives' Tale (1908) celebrates the romance of even the most ordinary lives in the course of tracing the passage of time over three generations. It tells the story of the two Baines sisters, placid stay-at-home Constance and rebellious Sophia, from their girlhood to their last days. They move from the family drapery shop in provincial Bursley during the repressive mid-Victorian period to old age in the modern era of mass marketing and the internal combustion engine. The setting ranges from the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel in Bursley to a Paris brothel, the action from the controlled domestic routine of the Baines household to wife murder and the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Bennett, A. (1911). The old wives' tale . Modern Library.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bennett, Arnold, 1867-1931. 1911. The Old Wives' Tale. Modern Library.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bennett, Arnold, 1867-1931. The Old Wives' Tale Modern Library, 1911.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bennett, Arnold. The Old Wives' Tale Modern Library, 1911.
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