The Cloven Foot
Автор:
M. E. BraddonЖанр:
Додано:
2024-10-24Мова книги:
EnglishКількість сторінок:
158
Description
The Cloven Foot follows the fortunes of John Treverton, who is at a very low point in his life. He has squandered his small inheritance and has had to sell his commission as a lieutenant in a cavalry regiment. Though he has been making a small amount of money from drawing comic sketches, he is feeling desperate and miserable when a telegram unexpectedly summons him to the death-bed of his wealthy uncle Jasper. The dying man tells him that he will will his estate to the younger man on one condition—that he marry Jasper’s adopted daughter Laura within twelve months. But events in Treverton’s past threaten this boon, and soon complications multiply.
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