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Nineteenth Century Tale Continues with Escape Plan
In a quiet English mansion, a young woman recalls childhood life with nuns and isolation. At ten she is taken from the convent by her uncle to a secluded house, where she endures a sparse, cloistered upbringing guarded by a strict housekeeper and distant guests. Her discovery of books sparks a resolve to seek freedom and confront her uncle, leading to a tense scene with a stranger.
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England
Sir Walter Scott
Thackeray
Lord Lytton
Alisha
George