Gentian Violet
by Edward Hyams
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- 1953
- Dedication
- For JOHN GUEST in gratitude for his inexhaustibly patient help
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- Mrs Fletcher dwelt in the Kentish village of Brattenden and earned her living and that of her only child, in the winter by charring, mostly for the vicar, Mr Rayner, or for Mr Bryce-Godwyn, and, in the summer, by picking up p... (show all)otatoes, gathering hops, plums or apples in season.
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- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)It was a near plagiarism, but perhaps he did not know that and may be forgiven.
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