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Summer in a Garden and Calvin, A Study of Character
Written by Charles Dudley Warner
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This is Warner's contemplative and humorous account of the wondrous and mysterious workings of a garden he tended for 19 weeks. After this is a essay of remembrance for Warner's beloved cat, Calvin. (Summary by Mark Penfold)
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