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"Robert Elsmere BOOK IV" offers a window into the social and religious dynamics of Victorian society

The privileged son of a powerful railroad tycoon in California is Harvey Cheyne Jr

Peard expertly weaves a story that shows the social norms and issues of the time inside the made-up English village of Thorpe Regis and the lives of its diverse citizens

The autobiography delves into the relationship between the self and the natural world

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