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TRAIL OF THE SERPENT

A Novel

by the author of

"lady audley's secret," "aurora floyd"
"vixen," "ishmael,"
etc. etc.

"Poor race of men, said the pitying Spirit,
Dearly ye pay for your primal fall;
Some flowers of Eden ye yet inherit,
But the trail of the Serpent is over them all."

Stereotyped Edition

london:
simpkin, marshall, hamilton, kent & co., limited
stationers' hall court
1890.
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