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The Entail, Classics To Go

This is a lively exposition of a Scottish, late eighteenth century, family's manoeuvres regarding the inheritance of an estate. The author, Galt, is a marvellous writer evoking personalities through the subtleties of their conversation. It is all wittily and intelligently expressed making for pleasurable reading. (Goodreads)

John Galt

John Galt; (2 May 1779 – 11 April 1839) was a Scottish novelist, entrepreneur, and political and social commentator. Because he was the first novelist to deal with issues of the Industrial Revolution, he has been called the first political novelist in the English language. (Wikipedia)

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