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A bird of passage

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By B. M. Croker
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A colonial outpost provides the backdrop for a tale of family reunion, social intrigue and adventure. A long-separated parent awaits a returning daughter, and the narrative moves from lush island life and local society through events that include a shipwreck, remote-island encounters, and tense visits from would-be suitors. Secrets, misunderstandings and rivalries travel with characters back to English country settings, where assemblies, estates and legal entanglements test loyalties. Romantic tensions, revelations about identity and social standing, and practical resolutions of marriage and inheritance tie together travel narrative, melodrama and social observation.

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Title: A bird of passage

Author: B. M. Croker

Release date: October 21, 2022 [eBook #69198]
Most recently updated: October 19, 2024

Language: English

Original publication: United Kingdom: Ward and Downey, 1887

Credits: MWS, Brian Wilsden and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

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A BIRD OF PASSAGE.



BY

B. M. CROKER,
AUTHOR OF "PROPER PRIDE," "PRETTY MISS NEVILLE,"
"SOME ONE ELSE."


"Such wind as scatters young men thro' the world
To seek their fortunes further than at home,
Where small experience grows."

The Tempest.


WARD AND DOWNEY,
12, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN, LONDON, W.C.
1887.