Wulf the Saxon: A Story of the Norman Conquest |
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Page 385 - Crown 8vo, beautifully bound, olivine edges, $1.50. Sir Aubrey Shenstone, the father of the hero, has devoted himself and his fortune to his monarch, Charles I., only to be left to die in poverty. The hero, almost destitute, makes a brave fight against misfortune, winning his way from an humble beginning to the position his birth entitles him to fill. He serves in the war against the Dutch, and after many exciting experiences during the great fire and plague of London, finally regains possession...
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| Title | Wulf the Saxon: A Story of the Norman Conquest |
| Author | George Alfred Henty |
| Illustrated by | Ralph Peacock |
| Publisher | Charles Scribner's Sons, 1894 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Jan 23, 2008 |
| Length | 383 pages |
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