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THE HOME OF SILENCE.

Meade, L. T. (pseudonym of Elizabeth Thomasina Meade Smith).

London: Sisley's Ltd., n.d., [1907]. Octavo, pp. [1-4] 5-278 [279] [280: blank], original pictorial brown cloth, front panel stamped in orange and black, spine panel stamped in black, bottom edge untrimmed. First edition. A sensational romance novel set largely in Ireland concerning a hushed up family secret (an Irish ne'er-do-well murders a servant girl) that causes more tragedy (the murdered girl's brother, bent on taking revenge on the family's heir, drowns in a bog). [Reference: Hubin (1994), p. 566]. Cloth a bit spotted and faded, a very good copy. A scarce book. (18906). Item #18906

Price: $250.00