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Bess and the Sphinx

Elizabeth Coatsworth

4/5 ( ratings)

An autobiographical novel about an awkward, chubby little girl who traveled with her family through Europe and especially to Egypt near the turn of the last century. Written with great faithfulness from a small child's point of view . A vivid memory of Coatsworth's own voyage in 1888-1889 as well as a story which depicts the moment when the inner life began. "If I were a tree, Bess would be the heartwood."

Language: English

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Macmillan

Release: October 26, 1967

ISBN: 0027194205

ISBN 13: 9780027194203

Bess and the Sphinx

Elizabeth Coatsworth

4/5 ( ratings)

An autobiographical novel about an awkward, chubby little girl who traveled with her family through Europe and especially to Egypt near the turn of the last century. Written with great faithfulness from a small child's point of view . A vivid memory of Coatsworth's own voyage in 1888-1889 as well as a story which depicts the moment when the inner life began. "If I were a tree, Bess would be the heartwood."

Language: English

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Macmillan

Release: October 26, 1967

ISBN: 0027194205

ISBN 13: 9780027194203

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