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The Mark of Cain

by Andrew Lang

Level C1 · AdvancedMystery17 chapters
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CEFR level
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Length
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About this book

About this book

In a smoky London club, a restless host wrestles with his sense of duty and isolation, while his friend—a worldly doctor—challenges him to find purpose beyond his dry philanthropy. Amid social intrigues and working-class struggles, mysteries stir beneath the surface.

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Contents

17 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02CHAPTER II.—In the Snow.
03CHAPTER III.—An Academic Pothouse.
04CHAPTER IV.—Miss Marlett’s.
05CHAPTER V.—Flown.
06CHAPTER VI.—At St. Gatien’s.
07CHAPTER VII.—After the Inquest.
08CHAPTER VIII.—The Jaffa Oranges.
09CHAPTER IX.—Mrs. St. John Deloraine
10CHAPTER X.—Traps.
11CHAPTER XI.—The Night of Adventures.
12CHAPTER XII.—A Patient.

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