Loved itthe Beth book is just fantastic it's quite a long book but it's really worth it's a really standout novel one of my favorite pieces of new women fiction and just a truly wonderful read
The Beth book (1897)
Others: Positive Being a study of the life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure A Woman of Genius
- ISBN:
- 9780803705524
- Length:
- 527 pages
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