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The Pupil by Henry James

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The Pupil
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Publisher: Le Roy Phillips
ISBN/ASIN: 1603129774
Number of pages: 194

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This story tells the tale of a young teacher hired by a 'housefull of bohemians that wanted tremendously to be Philistines'. He's quite taken with his pupil, a young man who returns the affection of his teacher and sees through his parent's social climbing ways.

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