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338 public-domain general books, summarised. Page 8 of 8.

Woman in music

George P. (George Putnam) Upton

This historical survey examines the complex, often fraught relationship between women and the world of classical music. It explores whether the domestic sphere and the realm of creative genius can ever truly coexist for the feminine spirit.

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Work, wait, win

Ruth Lamb

The boy who loses his inheritance through his father’s folly finds his true fortune in the steady discipline of the railway booking-office, proving that integrity can reshape even the most ruined life.

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