The Peppered MothA portrait of four generations of one family, this story explores themes of inheritance, DNA, the individual's place in history and fate. It spans from Bessie Bawtry, a small child living in a Yorkshire mining town in 1905, to her granddaughter, listening to a lecture on genetic inheritance. |
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Dora puts her stubby little hand into her father's big dirty hot one , and they stand there , gazing at all the firefolk who have gone before , in that crematorium cavern . And Pa holds her hand , and she is not afraid .
Dora puts her stubby little hand into her father's big dirty hot one , and they stand there , gazing at all the firefolk who have gone before , in that crematorium cavern . And Pa holds her hand , and she is not afraid .
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... tears they dropp'd , but wiped them soon ; The world was all before them , where to choose Their place of rest , and Providence their guide . They , hand in hand with wand'ring steps and slow , Through Eden took their solitary way .
... tears they dropp'd , but wiped them soon ; The world was all before them , where to choose Their place of rest , and Providence their guide . They , hand in hand with wand'ring steps and slow , Through Eden took their solitary way .
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He nods , as though this is what one would have expected and , less predictably , stretches out his grimy hand to her . ' Pleased to meet you , ' he says . They shake hands , across the divide . His hand is hot and safe , his grasp is ...
He nods , as though this is what one would have expected and , less predictably , stretches out his grimy hand to her . ' Pleased to meet you , ' he says . They shake hands , across the divide . His hand is hot and safe , his grasp is ...
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User Review - suesbooks - LibraryThingThe writing was much better than the content, but even that aspect got tiring with the numerous repetitions. The characters of the 4 generations were somewhat interesting, but I did not care much for ... Read full review
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User Review - IonaS - LibraryThingI found this book too drab and unexciting to be able to get into. I never got to the moth bit and hardly know what the book is really about though it seems to tell the tale of a little girl called ... Read full review
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| Title | The Peppered Moth |
| Author | Margaret Drabble |
| Publisher | Viking, 2000 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Mar 6, 2008 |
| ISBN | 0670894001, 9780670894000 |
| Length | 391 pages |
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