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The Hall in the Grove (Grace Livingston Hill Library, No 3)
The Hall in the Grove - Grace Livingston Hill Library, No 3 Author:Isabella Alden The good folk of Centerville were scandalized! Mrs. Fenton, a simple housewife, was having gatherings in her parlor, where she had the gall to mix idle, uneducated folk with members of the well-educated upper class. There, along with a law student and an eminent professor, sat a housemaid and the cigar-smoking, good-for-nothing Ward boys and the... more »ir equally idle companion Paul! The reason for their monthly gatherings? To form Centerville's own chapter of the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Society! Convinced this was a foolish enterprise, the townspeople made no secret of their distaste that such a ludicrous mix of people would gather to study ancient Rome, theology . . . and the Bible.
Then, beyond anyone's wildest imaginings, miracles began to happen.« less