Mary Webb

• Jan-1982
• / Contemporary Romance
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Born at the time of Waterloo in the wild country of Shropshire, Prudence Sarn is a wild, passionate girl, cursed with a hare lip -- her ''precious bane''. Cursed for it, too, by the superstitious people amongst whom she lives. Prue loves two things: ...

• Jan-1988
• / General Fiction
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Although to outside eyes, her existence may seem beset by difficult circumstances, 18-year-old Hazel Woodus loves her idyllic life in the gorgeous Shropshire countryside, where she spends most of her time communing with the forest and woodland creatu...

• Aug-1990
• / General Fiction
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Published posthumously in 1929, together with ten short stories, this is a medieval romance. It is the story of Sir Gilbert and his love for Nesta. Whilst delighting in love's pleasures, he strives to renounce earthly passion, seeking instead spiritu...

• Apr-2013
• / Action Adventure
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In 'The Sunshine Sleuths' Mary Webb introduces us to a likeable group of youngsters who are out for adventure - and find it. 'Why don't we form a sort of crime fighting gang, ' Luca suggested enthusiastically, 'we could keep our eyes open for anythi...

• / Literary
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In Webb’s first (1916) novel, the poor Shropshire youths Stephen and Deb search for a mythical arrow said to bind couples together -- if they can find it on a Palm Sunday. But another local legend, the ill-omened Devil’s Rock, broods over the cou...

• / Literary
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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available a...

• / General Fiction
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Mary Webb (1881-1927) was an English romantic novelist of the early 20th century, whose novels were set chiefly in the Shropshire countryside and among Shropshire characters and people which she knew and loved well. Although she was acclaimed by John...

• / Contemporary Romance
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Mary Webb (1881-1927) was an English romantic novelist of the early 20th century, whose novels were set chiefly in the Shropshire countryside and among Shropshire characters and people which she knew and loved well. Although she was acclaimed by John...