Tipping the Velvet
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Tipping the Velvet
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Tipping the Velvet is a 1998 debut novel by Welsh novelist Sarah Waters. A historical novel set in England during the 1890s, it tells a coming-of-age story about a young woman named Nan who falls in love with a male impersonator, follows her to London, and finds various ways to support herself as she journeys through the city. The picaresque plot elements have prompted scholars and reviewers to compare it to similar British urban adventure stories written by Charles Dickens and Daniel Defoe. The
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1998 novel by Sarah Waters
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipping_the_Velvet
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2004-08-27T23:35:10Z
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2024-08-28T10:28:02Z
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