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    The Purple Parasol
    The Purple Parasol
    The Purple Parasol
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    The Purple Parasol

    By George Barr McCutcheon

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    The Purple Parasol by Henry Seton Merriman is a gentle, cozy read, perfect for curling up with on a Saturday night. Excerpt: "Young Rossiter did not like the task. The more he thought of it as he whirled northward on the Empire State Express the more distasteful it seemed to grow. "Hang it all," he thought, throwing down his magazine in disgust, "it's like police work. And heaven knows I haven't wanted to be a cop since we lived in Newark twenty years ago. Why the dickens did old Wharton marry her?"
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateDec 19, 2019
    ISBN4064066150020
    The Purple Parasol
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    George Barr McCutcheon

    George Barr McCutcheon (1866–1928) was an American novelist and playwright. McCutcheon first achieved success with a series of romantic novels set in the fictional country of Graustark and later went on to write the novel Brewster’s Millions, which was adapted into a play and several films. Born and educated in Indiana, McCutcheon is considered to be part of the golden age of Indiana literature. 

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