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  • Precious Bane

    by Mary Webb ...
    Precious Bane was written by Mary Webb and first published in 1924. Narrated by the central character Prue Sarn, whose life is blighted by having a harelip. Only the weaver, Kester Woodseaves, perceives her inner beauty but Prue cannot believe herself worthy of him. Prue is wrongly accused of murder and only one man can save her and take her away to the happiness she believes she can never possess ... Read more

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  • Precious Bane

    by Mary Webb ...
    'She has a style of exquisite beauty which yet has both force and restraint, simplicity and subtlety she has fancy and wit, delicious humour and pathos. She sees and knows men aright as no other novelist does. She has, In short, genius' Mr. Edwin Pugh ... Read more

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  • Precious Bane

    by Mary Webb ...
    This is the story of us all at Sarn, of Mother and Gideon and me, and Jancis, and Wizard Beguildy, and the two or three other folk that lived in those parts, that I did set out to tell. There were but a few, and maybe always will be, for there’s a discouragement about the place. It may be the water lapping, year in and year out—everywhere you look and listen, water; or the big trees waiting and ... Read more

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  • Gone to Earth

    by Mary Webb ...
    Although to outside eyes, her existence may seem beset by difficult circumstances, 18-year-old Hazel Woodus loves her idyllic life in the gorgeous Shropshire countryside, where she spends most of her time communing with the forest and woodland creatures. But when a clash with her eccentric father causes unbearable tension in the household, Hazel decides it's time to make her own way in the world. ... Read more

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  • Mary Webb - Precious Bane: 'It was at a love-spinning that I saw Kester first''

    by Mary Webb ...
    Mary Gladys Meredith was born on 25th March 1881 at Leighton Lodge in the village of Leighton, near Shrewsbury in Shropshire.Mary was home-schooled by her father before being sent to a finishing school in Southport in 1895. Her longs walks in the countryside helped her develop a heightened sense of observation and description, of both people and places, which later infused both her poetry and ... Read more

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  • Gone to Earth: 'All his means of livelihood were joys to him''

    by Mary Webb ...
    Mary Gladys Meredith was born on 25th March 1881 at Leighton Lodge in the village of Leighton, near Shrewsbury in Shropshire.Mary was home-schooled by her father before being sent to a finishing school in Southport in 1895. Her longs walks in the countryside helped her develop a heightened sense of observation and description, of both people and places, which later infused both her poetry and ... Read more

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  • Poems, and The Spring of Joy

    Enriched edition.

    Mary Webb's "Poems, and The Spring of Joy" is a lyrical celebration of nature, love, and the human experience, reflecting the author's deep affinity for the rural English landscape. Webb's literary style is characterized by its rich imagery and emotional depth, often infused with a sense of mysticism that invites readers to explore the connections between humanity and the natural world. Set ... Read more

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  • The Book of Shadows Vol 2

    Discover the world of ghosts and spirits with this collection of classics on ghosts. The best of the genre's literature. The Judge's House by Bram Stoker (1847–1912) The Red Room by H. G. Wells (1866–1946) A Pleasant Evening by Robert W. Chambers (1865–1933) The Monkey's Paw by William Wymark Jacobs (1863–1943) The Shadows on the Wall by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman (1852–1930) Munitions of War by ... Read more

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  • The Book of Shadows Vol 2

    Step deeper into the shadows with a haunting collection of classic supernatural fiction. The Book of Shadows Vol. 2 brings together eerie and atmospheric stories by Bram Stoker, H. G. Wells, Robert W. Chambers, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Arthur Machen, Mary Webb, John Buchan, William Fryer Harvey, and Sir Hugh Walpole. This diverse anthology explores the unsettling territory between the familiar and ... Read more

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  • Gone to Earth

    stage version

    Series series NHB Modern Plays
    A vivid, emotional stage version of Mary Webb's novel of rural passion, premiered by Shared Experience Theatre Company.Incorporating traditional dances and folk songs, Gone to Earth tells the story of Hazel, an innocent and free-spirited seventeen-year-old child of nature living in rural Shropshire. But when both the wicked squire and the altruistic minister fall in love with her, she is drawn ... Read more

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  • The Golden Arrow

    by Mary Webb ...
    At the very beginning of the twentieth century, Deborah Arden is living with her father John, mother Patty and younger brother Joe in their cottage high up on the exposed moorland hilltops of Shropshire. Their farm is given over to the sheep her father cares for with great tenderness. Their life is simple and their concerns are those of the people of the land. Nature rules their world, and they ... Read more

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  • Gone To Earth

    by Mary Webb ...
    The daughter of a Welsh gypsy and a crazy bee-keeper, Hazel Woodus is happiest living in her forest cottage in the remote Shropshire hills, at one with the winds and seasons, protector and friend of the wild animals she loves. But Hazel's beauty and innocence prove irresistible to the men in her orbit. Both Jack Reddin, the local squire and Edward Marston, the gentle minister, offer her human love ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus