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The Cornish Wonder , A Portrait of John Opie

Price: £11.99

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A fascinating biography of John Opie the Cornish carpenter's boy whose life was transformed by genius. He went to London to seek his fortune and became so famous that he was eventually buried in St. Pauls Cathedral among the nation's great and good.
This masterly biography was written by the late Viv Hendra.

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