The Prisoner
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- Under 100
- First published
- 1916
- Pages
- 311
About this book
Anne and Lydia French arrive in Addington on a clear spring evening with their stepfather, whom they affectionately call the colonel. Their move to the old Blake house gives Alice Brown's novel an opening full of family loyalties, small-town curiosity and the details of an overgrown garden. The sisters respond differently to their new surroundings: Anne is quietly attentive, while Lydia brings a more outspoken energy to their first encounters.
Beyond this domestic beginning, the story follows Jeffrey, a man trying to live with the memories that return after his release from prison. At a public gathering, the forceful Madame Beattie draws cheers from a multilingual crowd that calls him The Prisoner. His unease contrasts with her appetite for public influence and her insistence that he use his youth.
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Book facts
- Author
- Alice Brown
- First published
- 1916
- Reading time
- About 10 hours
- Pages
- 311
- Language
- English
- Genre
- American Classics
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online