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Over the gateMiss Read
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Over the gate

236 pagesFirst published 19645 editions
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Throughout her years as schoolmistress, Miss Read has gathered excellent accounts of the rich and varied history of her beloved country village, often through neighborly conversation over the gate. Fairacre has garnered its share of odd incidents, entertaining episodes, and village folklore, from an unusual recipe for weight loss found in an old notebook -- and used with alarming consequences -- to the tragic story of the village ghost. With characteristic grace and vigor, Miss Read retells many treasured stories of Fairacre past and present.

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Editions

5 editions
  • Other · English · 2007
    Houghton Mifflin · 236 pages · 9780618884179
  • Other · English · 1996
    G.K. Hall · 300 pages · 9780783816562
  • Other · English · 1988
    Academy Chicago · 236 pages · 9780897332989
  • Other · English · 1977
    Penguin · 202 pages · 9780140029000
  • Other · English · 1964
    Joseph · 9780718102913
Country lifeFictionFiction in EnglishVillagesEngland, fictionFiction, generalLarge type books