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: The Little MinisterIn association with Amazon.com Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Format: Kindle Book Label: Public Domain Books Manufacturer: Public Domain Books Publication Date: February 01, 2004 Publisher: Public Domain Books Release Date: February 01, 2004 Studio: Public Domain Books Sales Rank: 112014 Editorial Review: Product Description: This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Lousy Editing JobI have read "The Little Minister" by J. M. Barrie in the past, and the story itself is wonderful. However, I do have a complaint with the company (The Book Jungle) that published this edition. Apparently this edition was not proof read, because there were countless errors. 1. Many spots where whole blocks of paragraphs were missing from a chapter, or interspersed in another chapter altogether. 2. Several spots where there were duplicated blocks ... Read More Rating:  - A Little DiamondWhile I couldn't find the World Syndicate 1933 hardback edition that I read of J.M. Barrie's tale first copyrighted in 1891, I did get caught up in the events of the story. The protagonist is a minor character in terms of involvement that recounts the events of the little minister Gavin Dishart. At age 21, Dishart has graduated from university and assumes his first church of the Auld Licht, moving to Thrums with his mother Martha. There with housekeeper Jean they move into the parsonage. The story ... Read More Rating: - great bookI recently picked up a copy of this book at the Lenox used book sale. My copy was inscribed by someone who gave it as a present in 1941. The book jacket says that it is a "children's book" but that's along the lines of saying that Gulliver's Travels is a children's book. The author is the same one who wrote Peter Pan. It was written around the turn of the century and its style is a little bit more Victorian. However, it is a very interesting book, and I was fascinated by it. (Not quite ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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