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A Girl of the Commune, by George Alfred Henty
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Title: A Girl of the Commune
Author: George Alfred Henty
Release Date: January 11, 2008 [EBook #24244]
Language: English
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A GIRL OF THE COMMUNE
BY
G. A. HENTY AUTHOR OF "IN FREEDOM'S CAUSE," "WITH LEE IN VIRGINIA," ETC.
NEW YORK R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 9 AND 11 EAST 16TH STREET
COPYRIGHT, 1895
BY G. A. HENTY
CHAPTER I.
Jeremiah Brander was one of the most prominent personages in the Cathedral town of Abchester. He inhabited an old-fashioned, red brick house near the end of the High Street. On either side was a high wall facing the street, and from this a garden, enclosing the house, stretched away to a little stream some two hundred yards in the rear; so that the house combined the advantage of a business residence in front, with those of seclusion, an excellent garden, and an uninterrupted view behind.
Jeremiah