The Rose & CrownIn 1849, young Melisande and several other children share adventures with artist Rafael le Marre, cousin of the Grand Duke of Letzenstein, when he comes to London to reunite a seven-year-old orphan with his various relatives. |
Contents
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London Encounters | 18 |
Catching a Thief | 36 |
Guy Fawkes Fires | 49 |
Swords and Shylock | 70 |
Unpleasant Surprises | 90 |
Prisoners | 110 |
Lost | 128 |
The Orphan Child | 142 |
Night Watch | 156 |
Changing Hands | 171 |
Sailing in the Snow | 186 |
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