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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... kind of thing these days . We have moved on . If it's a sermon , we'll leave quickly , by the side door . It's surprising this chapel is still available for functions at all . It's surprising it hasn't been privatized . The Primitive ...
... kind of thing these days . We have moved on . If it's a sermon , we'll leave quickly , by the side door . It's surprising this chapel is still available for functions at all . It's surprising it hasn't been privatized . The Primitive ...
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... kind of thing . ' I met your husband , ' said Fiona . ' Met him at the Academy . Agreeable chap . Good for you . Never felt like taking the risk again myself . Lost interest in that kind of thing . Not that you could describe Nick as that ...
... kind of thing . ' I met your husband , ' said Fiona . ' Met him at the Academy . Agreeable chap . Good for you . Never felt like taking the risk again myself . Lost interest in that kind of thing . Not that you could describe Nick as that ...
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... kind of chap for Faro , and she looked forward to meeting him one day soon . Auntie Dora was moved from the hospital into a home in Cotterhall , where she had a small room to herself , with full- time nursing care , and was allowed to ...
... kind of chap for Faro , and she looked forward to meeting him one day soon . Auntie Dora was moved from the hospital into a home in Cotterhall , where she had a small room to herself , with full- time nursing care , and was allowed to ...
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