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Angela
- Author
- W. S. Gilbert
- Narrator
- Cameron Stewart
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 1 November 2010
- Run Time
- 13 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
This is the sweet story of a paralyzed man in Venice, who sees out of his window a young girl across the way. Unbeknownst to her, she brightens his days over the course of several years, and he begins to fall in love with her. One day he throws out a flower into the canal between them to say "good morning" and she responds in kind. They still haven't spoken a word, but his heart is lifted. Until, that is, the young maid grows up and the gondolier boys start calling on her.
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Details
- Author
- W. S. Gilbert
- Narrator
- Cameron Stewart
- Duration
- 13 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 November 2010
- ISBN
- 9781609980726
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Short stories, Fiction: general and literary
Synopsis
This is the sweet story of a paralyzed man in Venice, who sees out of his window a young girl across the way. Unbeknownst to her, she brightens his days over the course of several years, and he begins to fall in love with her. One day he throws out a flower into the canal between them to say "good morning" and she responds in kind. They still haven't spoken a word, but his heart is lifted. Until, that is, the young maid grows up and the gondolier boys start calling on her.
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