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A classic novel in which two sisters voyage to America during World War I. From the author of Elizabeth and Her German Garden.

As the First World War looms, Anna-Rose and Anna-Felicitas, seventeen-year-old orphan twins, are thrust upon relatives. But Uncle Arthur, a blustering patriot, is a reluctant guardian: the twins are half-German and, who knows, they could be spying from the nursery window... Packed... Read Full Overview

Their names were really Anna-Rose and Anna-Felicitas; but they decided, as they sat huddled together in a corner of the second-class deck of the American liner St. Luke, and watched the dirty water of the Mersey slipping past and the Liverpool landing-stage disappearing into... Read Full Overview

First published in 1919, Christopher and Columbus relates the journey of orphaned twins, Anna Rose and Anna Felicitas von Twinkle, on a journey of discovery across the ocean from England to America during WWI. Born of a German father and English mother and not belonging culturally... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

"Christopher and Columbus" is a captivating novel written by way of Elizabeth von Arnim, regarded for her wit and eager observations. The story revolves around two cousins, Christopher and Columbus, who're orphaned and dwelling in straitened occasions in Edwardian England. The... Read Full Overview

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Christopher and Columbus Elizabeth von Arnim

Christopher and Columbus

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Elizabeth von Arnim (31 August 1866 - 9 February 1941), born Mary Annette Beauchamp, was an English novelist. Born in Australia, she married a German aristocrat, and her earliest works are set in Germany. Her first marriage made her Countess von Arnim-Schlagenthin and her second... Read Full Overview

This was a charming book. Truly enjoyable and fun. A light read, but pretty thorough observations and wittiness sprinkled throughout. (Rebecca Cypher)

About Elizabeth von Arnim:

Elizabeth von Arnim (31 August 1866 - 9 February 1941),... Read Full Overview

This was a charming book. Truly enjoyable and fun. A light read, but pretty thorough observations and wittiness sprinkled throughout. (Rebecca Cypher)

About Elizabeth von Arnim:

Elizabeth von Arnim (31 August 1866 - 9 February 1941),... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview