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A Month in Yorkshire

Walter White

Publisher: Good Press

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"A Month in Yorkshire" provides a snapshot of life in various parts of the region in the mid-1800s and includes anecdotes of the people Walter White encountered in his travels. It contains picturesque descriptions of industrial places, such as Keighley and Sheffield, that will entertain the readers. Literature lovers will be delighted by White's account of Haworth, which he visited while Charlotte Brontë's father and husband were still in residence.
Available since: 11/27/2019.
Print length: 342 pages.

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