Holiday House

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Holiday House

book by Sinclair

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children’s literature
From T.W. to Alice (1712?–1865)
…“realistic” children’s family novel is Holiday House (1839), by Catherine Sinclair, in which at last there are children who are noisy, even naughty, yet not destined for purgatory. Though Miss Sinclair’s book does conclude with a standard deathbed scene, the overall atmosphere is one of gaiety. The victories in the…
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…“realistic” children’s family novel is Holiday House (1839), by Catherine Sinclair, in which at last there are children who are noisy, even naughty, yet not destined for purgatory. Though Miss Sinclair’s book does conclude with a standard deathbed scene, the overall atmosphere is one of gaiety. The victories in the…
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