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        The Bridge Of San Luis Rey


        setting

        Peru

        time

        Late 1700s

        language

        English

        region

        North America

        year published

        1927

        page count

        126

        difficulty

        Intermediate

        main characters

        Brother Juniper, Dona Clara

        Rip's impressions

        This is a sad but feel good story that will make you cry. It's amazing how young Wilder was when he wrote this.

        first line

        On Friday noon, July the twentieth, 1714, the finest bridge in all Peru broke and precipitated five travelers into the gulf below.

        last lines

        (spoiler alert)