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256 pages • first pub 1879 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140434040
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 01 December 1999
Description
Mr Peacocke, a Classical scholar, has come to Broughtonshire with his beautiful American wife to live as a schoolmaster. But when the blackmailing brother of her American first husband appears at the school gates, their dreadful secret is revealed...
Community Reviews Summary of 79 reviews
Moods
emotional 28%
funny 21%
hopeful 21%
lighthearted 21%
adventurous 7%
informative 7%
inspiring 7%
relaxing 7%
Pace
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 63% | Plot: 18% | Character: 9% | N/A: 9%Strong character development?
No: 60% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 10%Loveable characters?
Yes: 80% | No: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 90% | N/A: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 55% | No: 22% | N/A: 22%Average rating
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256 pages • first pub 1879 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140434040
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 01 December 1999
Description
Mr Peacocke, a Classical scholar, has come to Broughtonshire with his beautiful American wife to live as a schoolmaster. But when the blackmailing brother of her American first husband appears at the school gates, their dreadful secret is revealed...
Community Reviews Summary of 79 reviews
Moods
emotional 28%
funny 21%
hopeful 21%
lighthearted 21%
adventurous 7%
informative 7%
inspiring 7%
relaxing 7%
Pace
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 63% | Plot: 18% | Character: 9% | N/A: 9%Strong character development?
No: 60% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 10%Loveable characters?
Yes: 80% | No: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 90% | N/A: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 55% | No: 22% | N/A: 22%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.