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May 01, 2008 just before the first world war, the ramsay family go to their holiday home in the hebrides, bringing several guests with them. The legendary lighthouse of finisterre was constructed in the year of 1853 at the tip of cape finisterre. To the lighthouse by virginia woolf audiobook download. Dec 09, 20 the plot of the novel involves piracy in the south atlantic during the mid19th century, with a theme of survival in extreme circumstances, and events centering on an isolated lighthouse.
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