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      The King of Folly Island and Other People

      by Sarah Orne Jewett
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      Historical Historical
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      368
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      The title piece of this collection follows the story of a man who is so disgruntled with his neighbors that he moves his family to a remote island off the coast of Maine, vowing to live with his wife and daughter in isolation. Though he fulfills his vow, his wife and daughter are unhappy with this lonely way of life and are left to pay the consequences of his stubbornness.  Also included in the collection are "The Landscape Chamber" and "Miss Peck's Promotion."

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      Jul 2006 Echo Library ISBN 1406820458
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      Jan 1979 Scholarly Press ISBN 0403031885
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      Jan 1999 Reprint Services Corp ISBN 0781213096
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