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The Secret History
Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 16,745 Ratings and 2,572 Reviews

Book Description
Richard Papen arrived at Hampden College in New England and was quickly seduced by an elite group of five students, all Greek scholars, all worldly, self-assured, and, at first glance, all highly unapproachable. As Richard is drawn into their inner circle, he learns a terrifying secret that binds them to one another...a secret about an incident in the woods in the dead of night where an ancient ri... More
Book Information
PublisherBallantine Books
BindingPaperback (18 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages503
ISBN-100804111359
ISBN-13978-0804111355
Publication Date/1993
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About Donna Tartt (Author) : Donna Tartt is a published author and a narrator. Some of the published credits of Donna Tartt include The Secret History.
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1/5/2010 Alex Kahler said: Absolutely beautiful prose, and one of my college's alums!
tags: Inspired me, I recommend, I read

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3/3/2009 Alexandra Maurer tagged as: I recommend, I read

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10/25/2008 Angela Mann said: 11665
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8/28/2007 Susan Mitchell tagged as: I Read

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