The Newcomes
(Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family edited by Arthur Pendennis, Esq.)
Details |
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| Author(s): | William Makepeace Thackeray |
| Illustrator(s): | Edward Ardizzone |
| Publisher(s): | The Heritage Press Limited Editions Club |
| Year Published: | 1954 |
| Type: | Hardcover |
| Genre: | Boys Growing Up British Families Fiction - Novel Historical Fiction - Civil War |
| Age Range: | Ages 9-12: Longer Chapter Books |
| Pages: | 761 |
| This is an | All-Time Great Children's Book (ATGCB) |
| OCLC: | 731214797 |
Description
A vast novel of the Victorian era that centers on Colonel Thomas Newcombe, his son Clive and their relations and friends. The Limited Editions Club version is in two volumes.
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The Newcomes (1854)
A family saga culminating in the admirable Colonel Newcombe and his son Clive. In two volumes:
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- Volume 2: Read online at archive.org
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