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South Riding

(1936)
An English Landscape
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This is a memorable evocation of the lives, loves and sorrows of the inhabitants of the fictional South Riding of Yorkshire. There is Sarah Burton, an idealistic young headmistress; Robert Carne of Maythorpe Hall, tormented by his disastrous marriage; Jo Astell, a socialist fighting poverty; and Mrs Beddows, the first woman Alderman of the district.

Genre: General Fiction

Praise for this book

"A twentieth-century classic." - Sarah Waters


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