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Kilmeny of the Orchard

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Publisher: idb

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A young man named Eric Marshall goes to teach a school on Prince Edward Island and meets Kilmeny, a mute girl who has perfect hearing. He sees her when he is walking through an old orchard and hears her playing the violin. He visits her ...
Available since: 08/03/2022.

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