Jinny the Carrier
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By Israel Zangwill 13 Mar, 2019
Meet Jinny, the mail carrier for Little Bradmarsh, a very unusual profession for a woman in the time in which the story is set. Will Flynt saw her occupation as highly indecorous, if not grossly improper. Jinny's lively tongue annoyed him so much he ... Read more
Meet Jinny, the mail carrier for Little Bradmarsh, a very unusual profession for a woman in the time in which the story is set. Will Flynt saw her occupation as highly indecorous, if not grossly improper. Jinny's lively tongue annoyed him so much he called her "a minx", and thus these two entered on the long duel which could have only one ending. Jinny is a charming heroine, but her love story is only an excuse for a detailed picture of life in this particular section of rural England during the middle of the nineteenth century. It is a leisurely full-flavored narrative of the lives of honest hard-working folk. Mr. Zangwill set out to capture the essence of Essex and has done so with the folks we meet and with his descriptions which have the quiet freshness and charm of the English countryside. Less
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  • Public Domain Books
  • 2015-10-27
  • English
  • 978-1331577911
Born in London, The United Kingdom January 21, 1864 Died: August 01, 1926 Genre: Literature & Fiction Israel Zangwill was a British novelist, short-story writer and dramatist....
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