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The Alington Inheritance: A Miss Silver Mystery (1958)

by Patricia Wentworth

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Title:The Alington Inheritance: A Miss Silver Mystery
Authors:Patricia Wentworth
Info:Harper Perennial; Paperback
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Tags:amateur sleuths, British literature, fiction, Miss Silver, mysteries, 20th Century, women of a certain age, women sleuths, series books

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The Alington Inheritance by Patricia Wentworth (1958)

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Young 17-year old orphan Jenny is rightful heir to estate. One cousin wants to kill her, one to marry her. Village gossips create trouble. ( )
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Patricia Wentworthprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Baumann, BodoTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Carrière, Anne-MarieTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
May, NadiaNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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'The tale is mine, the punctuation yours.
Oh, happy envied fate that this affords,
Firmly to dam with strong and silent stops
The flowing torrent of a woman's words!'
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Jenny sat forward in her chair.
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Another classic case for retired governess turned private detective, Miss Silver. A young girl learns that she has inherited an estate, but her distant relations plan to cheat her out of her inheritance.

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