Mary Barton - formato ePub

Al terminar su formación en un hospital de Londres, el joven señor Harrison acepta un puesto de ayudante de médico rural en la pequeña ciudad −«yo lo llamaría pueblo»− de Duncombe. «Le parecerá a usted...

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«Hay en Mary Barton, sí, muchas muertes y desgracias; pero, tras esa desolación, subyace la esperanza de una vida mejor, fundada en el poderoso aliento de los lazos familiares y en la sencilla máxima...

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