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Mrs. Lirriper's Legacy

Mrs. Lirriper's Legacy

Dickens, Charles

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Mystery & ThrillerClassic FictionLiterary Fiction

ISBN10: 1419135783
ISBN13: 9781419135781
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Jun 17 2004
Pages: 48
Weight: 0.26
Height: 0.18 Width: 7.60 Depth: 9.22
Language: English
Mrs. Lirriper's Legacy is a novella written by Charles Dickens. The story is about a widow named Mrs. Lirriper, who runs a boarding house in London. She is a kind and caring woman who takes in lodgers and treats them like family. One day, she receives a letter from a wealthy American, who claims to be the son of her late husband. He sends her a large sum of money and asks her to take care of his daughter, Adelaide, who is coming to London to study music. Mrs. Lirriper is thrilled to have a new family member and takes Adelaide under her wing. However, things take a turn for the worse when Adelaide falls in love with a young man who is not what he seems. Mrs. Lirriper must use her wit and wisdom to protect Adelaide from harm and ensure that her legacy is not tarnished. The novella is a heartwarming tale of family, love, and the power of kindness.Ah! It's pleasant to drop into my own easy-chair my dear though a little palpitating what with trotting up-stairs and what with trotting down, and why kitchen stairs should all be corner stairs is for the builders to justify though I do not think they fully understand their trade and never did, else why the sameness and why not more conveniences and fewer draughts and likewise making a practice of laying the plaster on too thick.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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