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Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole, CBE was born in Auckland, New Zealand, on March 13th, 1884. His parents had moved to New Zealand in 1877, but his mother, Mildred, unable to settle there, eventually persuaded her husband, Somerset, an Anglican clergyman, to accept another post, this... Read Full Overview

Explore the complexities of urban life and social alienation in Hugh Walpole's "The Captives," a powerful work of psychological fiction set in the vibrant heart of London. This meticulously prepared edition invites readers to delve into a compelling narrative exploring the... Read Full Overview

Explore the complexities of urban life and social alienation in Hugh Walpole's "The Captives," a powerful work of psychological fiction set in the vibrant heart of London. This meticulously prepared edition invites readers to delve into a compelling narrative exploring the... Read Full Overview

The Captives by Hugh Walpole is a novel set in the early 20th century in a small English village called Polchester. The story revolves around two main characters, the Reverend William Leigh and his wife, Marjorie. The couple is well-respected in the village and their marriage... Read Full Overview

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections
such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,
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The Captives by Hugh Walpole is a novel set in the early 20th century in the English countryside. The story revolves around two main characters, Edmund and Lucy, who are both held captive in their own way. Edmund is a successful writer who has become a recluse and is haunted... Read Full Overview

Maggie Cardinal, at the time, was nineteen years of age. She was neither handsome nor distinguished, plain indeed, although her mild, good-natured eyes had in their light a quality of vitality and interest that gave her personality; her figure was thick and square-she would be... Read Full Overview

"The Captives" from Hugh Walpole. New Zealand-born English novelist (1884-1941).

The Captives is a novel written by Hugh Walpole that tells the story of two families, the Marshes and the Fosters, whose lives become intertwined when their children fall in love. The novel is set in the early 1900s in England and follows the lives of the two families as they... Read Full Overview

Death leapt upon the Rev. Charles Cardinal, Rector of St. Dreots in South Glebeshire, at the moment that he bent down towards the second long drawer of his washhand-stand; he bent down to find a clean collar. It is in its way a symbol of his whole life, that death claimed him... Read Full Overview