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Angel: A sketch in Indian ink

by B. M. Croker

Level C1 · AdvancedHistorical41 chapters
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About this book

Amid the sweltering heat of colonial India, Angel Gascoigne, a neglected and forlorn child, waits at the gate of her faded family home, caught between the harsh realities of her fractured family and the indifferent society around her.

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Contents

41 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02CHAPTER I "PATIENCE ON A GATE"
03CHAPTER II IN THE VERANDAH
04CHAPTER III AN EARLY VISIT
05CHAPTER IV ANGEL IN EXCELSIS
06CHAPTER V THE LUCKNOW ROAD
07CHAPTER VI LATE FOR MESS
08CHAPTER VII MRS. DAWSON'S DRESSES
09CHAPTER VIII THE PICNIC
10CHAPTER IX THE BEQUEST
11CHAPTER X A CHALLENGE
12CHAPTER XI WHO IS SHE?

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