The glass-blowers, Daphne du Maurier
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The glass-blowers, Daphne du Maurier
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The glass-blowers
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43726253
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Daphne du Maurier
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The story of the Bussons, a family of glass-blowers living in France before and during the RevolutionThe author's ancestor Robert Busson du Maurier, who trained in the Busson family glass business, fled to London at the start of the French Revolution. This novel is based on letters written by his sister, Madame Sophie Duval. The story told here by Mme. Duval follows the family, from the time of her mother's marriage "into glass" in 1747 to Robert's death in 1811, so that his great-grandson George will understand his inheritance and budding artistic ability
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