John Tall's Secrets of Sarah Applebee

John Tall kept more than a few secrets from his wife. He was bringing money to Sarah Hart and their kids every six weeks which continued to be a financial strain. It's clear from the size of the Red House that Sarah Applebee must have been successful with her school because her husband was not especially successful with his import-export business. What is amazing is that she clearly was the more successful one of the two or she was certainly self-sufficient to an extent under the backdrop of 19th century England.

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