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Frances BurnettThe Shuttle (novel) The Shuttle (novel) Novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett The Shuttle is a 1907 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. One of Burnett's longer and more complicated books for adults, it deals with themes of intermarriages between wealthy American heiresses and impoverished British nobles. Quick facts Author, Language ... The Shuttle Title page for The Shuttle (1907) Author Frances Hodgson Burnett Language English Published 1907 Close Plot summary Sir Nigel Anstruthers comes to New York in search of an heiress, as he no longer has enough money to keep up his estate, Stornham Court. He marries the pretty and cosseted Rosalie Vanderpoel, the daughter of an American millionaire. But on their return to England, Nigel and his mother control… (Source: Wikipedia)
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