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Half a Life-Time Ago
by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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Yes — read Half a Life-Time Ago by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell in English: the complete original text, with tap-to-translate on every word, audio narration, and saved vocabulary. Its CEFR level is C1. Start with a free sample.
- CEFR level
- C1
- Length
- 5 chapters
- Format
- The complete book
About this book
About this book
In a remote Westmoreland dale, Susan Dixon, a solitary and resolute farmer, guards the secrets of her ancestral home and her guarded past. Amid the rugged landscape and simple lives, her silence and strength hint at a story waiting to unfold.
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Contents
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