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The Great House by Stanley J. Weyman

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THE GREAT HOUSE

BY THE SAME AUTHOR

* * *

THE HOUSE OF THE WOLF

THE NEW RECTOR

THE STORY OF FRANCIS CLUDDE

A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE

THE MAN IN BLACK

UNDER THE RED ROBE

MY LADY ROTHA

MEMOIRS OF A MINISTER OF FRANCE

THE RED COCKADE

SHREWSBURY

THE CASTLE INN

SOPHIA

COUNT HANNIBAL

IN KINGS' BYWAYS

THE LONG NIGHT

THE ABBESS OF VLAYE

STARVECROW FARM

CHIPPINGE

LAID UP IN LAVENDER

THE WILD GEESE

THE GREAT HOUSE

BY

STANLEY J. WEYMAN

Author of "The Castle Inn," "Chippinge,"

"A Gentleman of France," etc., etc.

NEW YORK

LONGMANS, GREEN AND CO.

FOURTH AVENUE AND 30th STREET

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