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A Laodicean: A Story of Today (Everyman Library)

A Laodicean: A Story of Today

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A Laodicean: A Story of Today (Everyman Library)

A Laodicean: A Story of Today

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Having accepted the suit of Captain, Paula discovers that his illegitimate son has hatched a plot against Somerset, and so does not go through with the marriage. Instead she finally marries Somerset, but her castle home is burned to the ground, and she remains a Laodicean to the end.

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Length N/A Pages
Language Eng
Imprint J. M. Dent and Charles E. Tuttle Co., Inc.
Released 1881
Identifier (ISBN) 1306603
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