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The Sign of the Red Cross: A Tale of Old London

by Evelyn Everett-Green

Level C1 · AdvancedHistoricalChildren's20 chapters
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Length
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About this book

In a prosperous but prideful London, whispers of plague stir unease among builders and tradesmen alike, as personal ambition clashes with looming disaster and the city’s moral decay threatens to invite divine wrath.

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Contents

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

02CHAPTER II. LONDON'S YOUNG CITIZENS.
03CHAPTER III. DRAWING NEARER.
04CHAPTER IV. JAMES HARMER'S RESOLVE.
05CHAPTER V. THE PLOT AND ITS PUNISHMENT.
06CHAPTER VI. NEIGHBOURS IN NEED.
07CHAPTER VII. SISTERS OF MERCY.
08CHAPTER VIII. IN THE DOOMED CITY.
09CHAPTER IX. JOSEPH'S PLAN.
10CHAPTER X. WITHOUT THE WALLS.
11CHAPTER XI. LOVE IN DIFFICULTIES.
12CHAPTER XII. EXCITING DISCOVERIES.

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