The fountain overflows

Rebecca West

earliest edition we have, 1970 Pan Books, 1970 428 pages

This is a story about the Aubrey family, seen through the eyes of one of the daughters (Rose). Mr. Aubrey, a journalist, is hopeless with financial things, and so the family exists in genteel poverty. The daughters are all gifted musically, except Cordelia, but as fate would have it, she is the one who longs for a musical career. A misguided teacher, Miss Beevor, interfears and tries to arrange a concert debut for Co...

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The fountain overflows. edition · 1977 · Macmillan
The fountain overflows edition · 1970 · Pan Books · 428 pages

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