The Lady of Lynn, Volum 1Chatto & Windus, 1901 - 374 sider Set during the Georgian era, a nefarious plot is hatched against a perfectly innocent young woman, heiress to a merchant ship owner's fortune, by a pair of amoral aristocrats who scheme to marry her off as a means to steal away her vast wealth and jewels. |
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