The Salamanca Drum

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Random House Publishing Group, 1981 - Fiction - 288 pages

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Contents

Chapter 1
10
Chapter 2
23
Chapter 3
37
Copyright

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The Salamanca Drum
Dorothy Eden
Snippet view - 1977
The Salamanca Drum.
Dorothy Eden
Snippet view - 1977
The Salamanca Drum
Dorothy Eden
Snippet view - 1977

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About the author (1981)

Dorothy Eden was born in Canterbury Plains, New Zealand on April 3, 1912. She worked as a legal secretary before moving to London, England in 1954 to become a full-time writer. She is best known for her writings in the historical, suspense, and Gothic genres. Her first novel, The Singing Shadows, was published in 1940. During her lifetime, she wrote more than 40 novels including Let Us Prey, The Vines of Yarrabee, Melbury Square, The Shadow Wife, An Afternoon Walk, The Salamanca Drum, and An Important Family. She also contributed to several magazines including Redbook and Good Housekeeping. She died of cancer on March 4, 1982 at the age of 69.

Bibliographic information

TitleThe Salamanca Drum
AuthorDorothy Eden
Editionreprint
PublisherRandom House Publishing Group, 1981
ISBN0449235483, 9780449235485
Length288 pages
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