Thomas

by Hester Burton

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Three young people in seventeenth-century England maintain their close friendship despite their political and religious differences, the tragedy of the Great Plague, and the two boys' rivalry for the girl's love.

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Ambrus, Victor G (Illustrator)

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Original title
Thomas
Alternate titles
Beyond the Weir Bridge
Original publication date
1969
Important events
Great Plague (1665); Quaker Act
Disambiguation notice
"Thomas" is the original British title; American editions have "Beyond the Weir Bridge".

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Genres
Children's Books, Fiction and Literature, Tween
DDC/MDS
823.91Literature & rhetoricEnglish & Old English literaturesEnglish fiction1900-1901-1999
LCC
PZ7 .B953 .BLanguage and LiteratureFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction and juvenile belles lettresJuvenile belles lettres

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Languages
Danish, English
Media
Paper
ISBNs
3
ASINs
1