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Augustus J. C. Hare : Memorials of a Quiet Life

'I suppose you read long ago the Hare ''Memorials of a Quiet Life''. I feel intense compassion for the shortness of poor Mrs Hare's married happiness...'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Emma Darwin      Print: Book

Augustus J. C. Hare : The Story of Two Noble Lives: being Memories of Charlotte, Countess Canning, and Louisa ,Marchioness of Waterford

'Augustus Hare's ''Two Noble Lives'' is most entertaining and pleasant, though the letters are merely natural, and telling what happens without a spark of wit and humour.'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Emma Darwin      Print: Book

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