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The Heart of Rome: A Tale of the "Lost Water"

By F. Marion Crawford

2019-10-31 04:52:26

Brief Extract: Her husband had perhaps known what was coming, and how soon, but she had not. There was something awful in contrast. As she went through one of the rooms a mouse ran from under the fringe of a velvet curtain and took refuge under an ar ... Read more
Brief Extract: Her husband had perhaps known what was coming, and how soon, but she had not. There was something awful in contrast. As she went through one of the rooms a mouse ran from under the fringe of a velvet curtain and took refuge under an armchair. She had sat in that very chair ten days ago and the Russian ambassador had talked to her; she remembered how he had tried to extract information from her about the new issue of three and a half percent national bonds, because her husband was one of the financiers who were expected to "manipulate" the loan. Less

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File size239.55 KB
Print pages298
PublisherPublic Domain Book
LanguageEnglish
ISBN978-1374932685
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F. Marion Crawford
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Francis Marion Crawford (1854-1909) was an American writer noted for his many novels. He was born at Bagni di Lucca, Italy. In 1879 he went to India, where he studied Sanskrit and edited the Allahabad...

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