The Blackberry Pickers (1912)

The Blackberry Pickers (1912)

Evelyn St. Leger / Evelyn StLeger

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Kessinger Publishing
Año de edición:
2009
Materia
Antologías (no poéticas)
ISBN:
9781104480622
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The Blackberry Pickers is a novel written by Evelyn St. Leger in 1912. The story is set in rural England and follows the lives of a group of blackberry pickers who live in poverty and struggle to make ends meet. The protagonist of the story is a young girl named Lucy who is determined to improve her family’s situation by picking as many blackberries as she can. Along the way, she meets a group of other blackberry pickers who become her friends and allies in the fight against poverty. The novel explores themes of poverty, social class, and the struggle for survival in a harsh world. The Blackberry Pickers is a heartwarming and inspiring story of hope and resilience in the face of adversity.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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