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The narrative follows an elegant woman who presides over a storied country house and its gardens, moving through daily routines, receptions, and intimate evening scenes. Her interactions with recurring local acquaintances—a muscular vicar and his wife, a dreamy physician and other neighbors—reveal subtle observations about aging, beauty, and social expectation. Quiet domestic episodes, garden imagery, and precise character sketches replace high drama, while reflective passages meditate on memory, taste, and the small rituals of hospitality. The structure alternates leisurely scene-setting with social encounters that illuminate character and the rhythms of provincial life.

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Title: Anne Page

Author: Netta Syrett

Release date: February 22, 2024 [eBook #73015]

Language: English

Original publication: New York: John Lane, 1909

Credits: MWS, Terry Jeffress 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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ANNE PAGE

ANNE PAGE

BY

NETTA SYRETT

AUTHOR OF “THE CHILD OF PROMISE,” ETC.

NEW YORK

JOHN LANE COMPANY

MCMIX

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WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED

LONDON AND BECCLES

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