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The Light and the Dark

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'The Light and the Dark' is the fourth in time sequence of narrative (although published as the second of the series) in the 'Strangers and Brothers' series.

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The story is set in Cambridge, but the plot also moves to Monte Carlo, Berlin and Switzerland. Lewis Eliot narrates the career of a childhood friend.

Roy Calvert is a brilliant but controversial linguist who is about to be elected to a fellowship.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 392 pages

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