The Mating of Lydia

Name: The Mating of Lydia
Author: Humphry Mrs. Ward

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Yes — read The Mating of Lydia by Humphry Mrs. Ward 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: 22 chapters
Format: The complete book

About this book

In a gloomy, cluttered Georgian house, old tensions rise as a reluctant family prepares to welcome a mysterious foreign mistress and her young child, stirring suspicion and unease. Secrets lurk beneath the fading grandeur of Threlfall Tower.

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