When Anthony Considine creeps into Mellick town with a stolen horse in 1789, it sets the destiny of his family for decades to come. By the 1850s, through thrift and hard work, his son Honest John has made the Considines a leading Mellick family. In turn, his son Anthony builds a fine house in the country for his wife and childrenmost especially for his adored son Dennis. Little does he know that when Dennis grows up he will threaten the toil of generations with his love for a peasant girl. A stirring family saga of divided ...
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When Anthony Considine creeps into Mellick town with a stolen horse in 1789, it sets the destiny of his family for decades to come. By the 1850s, through thrift and hard work, his son Honest John has made the Considines a leading Mellick family. In turn, his son Anthony builds a fine house in the country for his wife and childrenmost especially for his adored son Dennis. Little does he know that when Dennis grows up he will threaten the toil of generations with his love for a peasant girl. A stirring family saga of divided loyalties and individual freedom; of matches made and lost; and of the constraints of religion and family pride."
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Used-Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket) 1931 1st edition with B&W woodcut illustrations by Freda Bone; binding tight with a few small, faint discolouration marks; a sprinkle of foxing to page fore-edge; slight yellowing to endpapers; otherwise, a clean, tidy copy.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
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Good. 1932. Hardcover. In original cloth covers with gilt title to front and spine. Covers with minor nicks and tears. Previous owner's name to half-title page. Lacking dust wrapper but remains a good copy.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
