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witch in Plain Living

=A Cigarette-Maker’s Romance.= _Globe_—“We are inclined to think this is the best of Mr. M. Crawford’s stories.” =Khaled=: A Tale of Arabia. _Anti-Jacobin_—“Mr. Crawford has written some stories more powerful, but none more attractive than this.” =The Three Fates.= _National Observer_—“A brilliant…

Record ID
2,827
Year
Undated
Source
Project Gutenberg
Index status
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Record ID
2827
Source
Project Gutenberg
Publication
Plain Living; Rolf Boldrewood
Published
public-domain Australian fiction; Project Gutenberg transcription
Narrative type
Retellings and Adaptations
Public-text label
witch
Archive period
Undated
Location
Australia (Australia): B
Source voice
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Publicness
Public Domain Public Web

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=A Cigarette-Maker’s Romance.= _Globe_—“We are inclined to think this is the best of Mr. M. Crawford’s stories.” =Khaled=: A Tale of Arabia. _Anti-Jacobin_—“Mr. Crawford has written some stories more powerful, but none more attractive than this.” =The Three Fates.= _National Observer_—“A brilliant variation from Mr. F. Marion Crawford’s wonted style.” =The Witch of Prague.= _Academy_—“It is a romance of singular daring and power.” =Marion Darche=: A Story without Comment. _Athenæum_—“The characters are thoroughly interesting, the dialogue easy, and the situations effective....” =Katherine Lauderdale.= _Punch_—“Admirable in its.

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