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Orville College: A Story

By Mrs. Henry Wood

2020-01-15 18:30:29

Brief Extract: The whole was of red brick, save the little chapel jutting out at one end; that was of white brick, with black divisional strokes, as if the architect had a mind to make some distinction by way of reverence. The Head Master's house fac ... Read more
Brief Extract: The whole was of red brick, save the little chapel jutting out at one end; that was of white brick, with black divisional strokes, as if the architect had a mind to make some distinction by way of reverence. The Head Master's house faced the lawn and the wide gravel carriage-drive that encircled it; the school apartments, ending in the chapel, were built on the house's left; the sleeping-rooms and domestic offices were on its right. It was only a private college—in fact, a school—founded many years ago by a Dr. Orville, and called after him; but it gradually became renowned in the world, and was now of the very first order of private colleges. Less

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File size263.617 KB
Print pages448
PublisherPublic Domain Book
LanguageEnglish
ISBN978-1347228111
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Mrs. Henry Wood
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Born in Worcester, The United Kingdom January 17, 1814 Died: February 10, 1887 Genre: Classics Ellen Price Wood was an English novelist, better known as "Mrs Henry Wood". She wrote over 30 novels...

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