A notable woman : the romantic journals of Jean Lucey Pratt /

In April 1925, Jean Lucey Pratt began writing a journal. She continued to write until just a few days before her death in 1986, producing well over a million words in 45 exercise books during the course of her lifetime. She wrote about anything that amused her or troubled her, laying bare every aspe...

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Main Author: Pratt, Jean Lucey (Author)
Other Authors: Garfield, Simon (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Canongate Books, 2015
Edinburgh : Canongate, 2015
Edinburgh : Canongate Books Ltd, 2015
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