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Miss Mapp

E.F. Benson

Publisher: Phoemixx Classics Ebooks

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Summary

Miss Mapp - E. F. Benson - Lucia returns in the second instalment of E. F. Benson's classic series. Here we find Lucia battling here way to the top of the social ladder in the small village of Tilling, Miss Mapp, Lucia's nemesis will not let that happen with out a very polite and cordial fight. This novel, originally published in 1923, is being republished here together with a new introductory biography of the author.
Available since: 10/18/2021.
Print length: 222 pages.

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