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    "Surly Tim": A Lancashire Story
    "Surly Tim": A Lancashire Story
    "Surly Tim": A Lancashire Story
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    "Surly Tim": A Lancashire Story

    By Frances Hodgson Burnett

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateNov 27, 2013
    "Surly Tim": A Lancashire Story
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    Frances Hodgson Burnett

    Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849–1924) was an English-American author and playwright. She is best known for her incredibly popular novels for children, including Little Lord Fauntleroy, A Little Princess, and The Secret Garden.

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