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False Dawn

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1.5

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2H 8min
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English
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The first of four novellas, together called Old New York, set in the mid-1800s.

Lewis Raycie is sent on a grand tour of Europe with instructions from his father to acquire a collection of accepted Art Works. His father's dream is to own a Raphael; instead, Lewis returns with a priceless collection of Renaissance masterpieces by Piero della Francesca and others of equal stature. They are, however, unknown in America.

His father is appalled and disinherits him. His family ridicules him. But it is only after Lewis dies that the magnificent collection gets the recognition it really deserves.

© 2013 Blackstone Publishing (Audiobook): 9781572706576
© 2022 Saga Egmont (Ebook): 9788728127452

Release date

Audiobook: March 20, 2013
Ebook: June 21, 2022

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