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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... thought of herself as an old woman , and looked and dressed like an old woman . Unlike Bessie's mother Ellen , she was thin , not stout : she was a bony , upright figure , and she sat forward on the edge of he chair , her back stiff to ...
... thought of herself as an old woman , and looked and dressed like an old woman . Unlike Bessie's mother Ellen , she was thin , not stout : she was a bony , upright figure , and she sat forward on the edge of he chair , her back stiff to ...
Page 105
... thought she could do better with her life than marry a local boy like Joe Barron , handsome and clever though he was . But meanwhile , his attentions were acceptable to her . Joe patted her hand in a brotherly way , as he looked at his ...
... thought she could do better with her life than marry a local boy like Joe Barron , handsome and clever though he was . But meanwhile , his attentions were acceptable to her . Joe patted her hand in a brotherly way , as he looked at his ...
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... thought that very funny , or so her excessive laughter might have suggested . ' Rum do , eh ? ' she said , when her mirth died down . ' Poor old Nick . Shall I tell you a secret ? I thought I'd rescue him , I thought I'd save him from ...
... thought that very funny , or so her excessive laughter might have suggested . ' Rum do , eh ? ' she said , when her mirth died down . ' Poor old Nick . Shall I tell you a secret ? I thought I'd rescue him , I thought I'd save him from ...
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