Cover of Crying for the Light; Or, Fifty Years Ago. Vol. 1 [of 3] by J. Ewing Ritchie

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Crying for the Light; Or, Fifty Years Ago. Vol. 1 [of 3]

by J. Ewing Ritchie

Level B2 · Upper-intermediateHistorical12 chapters
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About this book

In the grim heart of Sloville’s Parker’s Piece, a squalid tenement houses a desperate community marked by poverty, violence, and fleeting hopes. As Christmas approaches, a determined effort to bring light and comfort sparks tension and unexpected encounters.

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02p. viCONTENTS OF VOL. I.
03p. 1CHAPTER I. PARKER’S PIECE, SLOVILLE.
04p. 28CHAPTER II. THE ACTRESS AND THE WAIF.
05p. 53CHAPTER III. GOING UP TO TOWN.
06p. 76CHAPTER IV A YOUNG PREACHER.
07p. 91CHAPTER V. AFTER THE SERVICE.
08p. 112CHAPTER VI. AT SLOVILLE AGAIN.
09p. 132CHAPTER VII. THE CHARTISTS.
10p. 162CHAPTER VIII. IN BOHEMIA.
11p. 197CHAPTER IX. THE OLD, OLD STORY.
12p. 229CHAPTER X UNDER THE STARS.

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