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#Dragonwyck-novel

Dragonwyck is a novel, written by the American author Anya Seton which was first published in 1944.It is a fictional story of the life of Miranda Wells and her marriage to Nicholas Van Ryn, set against an historical background of the Patroon system, Read More..

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Description	Dragonwyck is a novel, written by the American author Anya Seton which was first published in 1944.It is a fictional story of the life of Miranda Wells and her marriage to Nicholas Van Ryn, set against an historical background of the Patroon system, Anti-Rent Wars, the Astor Place Riots, and steamboat racing on the Hudson River.The book focuses on Miranda Wells: her longing for her rich cousin Nicholas Van Ryn, her eventual marriage to him, and ultimate discovery of her husband's dark and twisted actions.The novel was subsequently adapted into a film called Dragonwyck, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Gene Tierney, Walter Huston, Vincent Price, and Glenn Langan.
Description	Dragonwyck is a novel, written by the American author Anya Seton which was first published in 1944.It is a fictional story of the life of Miranda Wells and her marriage to Nicholas Van Ryn, set against an historical background of the Patroon system, Anti-Rent Wars, the Astor Place Riots, and steamboat racing on the Hudson River.The book focuses on Miranda Wells: her longing for her rich cousin Nicholas Van Ryn, her eventual marriage to him, and ultimate discovery of her husband's dark and twisted actions.The novel was subsequently adapted into a film called Dragonwyck, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Gene Tierney, Walter Huston, Vincent Price, and Glenn Langan.

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Name	Dragonwyck
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Authors	Anya Seton
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Genre	Historical Romance
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Language	English
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Country	United States
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Pages	255 pp
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Media_type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
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Isbn	978-1-55652-581-0
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Publisher	Houghton Mifflin
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