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The Orchard of Tears

Sax Rohmer · 1918

A 1918 novel by Sax Rohmer, author of the Dr. Fu-Manchu books, about celebrated writer Paul Mario, living at his inherited country estate Hatton Towers during World War I, whose quiet summer day is interrupted by the unexpected visit of an old Oxford friend, a Guards officer on leave.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

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