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The Devil's Horse

482 pages
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Published: 1 Jan 1994
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ISBN: 9780751500806

Format: Paperback

Language: English

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

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1820 - George IV; the railwayThe landscape of England is undergoing sweeping change as the country pioneers the steam-driven machine age. In Manchester, Sophie and Jasper face violent opposition to their plans for rehousing factory hands; Lucy brings her sons home from their Grand Tour, brimming with ideas for their future; and Rosamund enters a bizarre agreement with her husband, with tragic consequences. And at Morland Place two brothers grow up with very different tastes and an unspoken rivalry.