The Valley of Decision Book IV - The Reward - Section 4.5

from The Edith Wharton Library · host Edith Wharton

In which an English traveller’s diary unfolds a discerning journey through the duchy of Pianura, revealing a land poised between the austere realities of rural neglect and the lofty ambitions of enlightened reform under a troubled sovereign. Conversations with men of learning and visits to estates and institutions offer a vivid tableau of political unease, agricultural endeavour, and the subtle tensions that underpin the delicate fabric of society.

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