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Set in stone
By Newbery, Linda
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-38575-103-2
- Publisher
- New York : D. Fickling, 2006.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2007
Gr 8-Up The setting, set-up, and characters in this entertaining suspense novel are pure Victorian Gothic. At the close of the 19th century, an earnest young artist named Samuel Godwin has been hired by a wealthy man to tutor his elder daughter at their magnificent country estate. Samuel arrives by foot on a moonlit night, hears wild shrieking in the woods, and encounters a seemingly mad young girl in a nightdress before he reaches the front door. Pushing his forebodings aside, Samuel enters the life of the household and bec...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
