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Starvecrow Farm

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By Stanley John Weyman
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A young woman fleeing an unloving household elopes with her lover, crossing treacherous coastal sands and seeking a sea passage to safety. Their flight triggers pursuit, secret plans, and tense choices that lead to legal inquiry, imprisonment, and encounters with smugglers and local conspiracies centered on a rural farm. The narrative moves through jealousies, reconciliations, daring nocturnal adventures, and comic episodes of mistaken identity, balancing romantic feeling with brisk action. It concludes with revelations that resolve misunderstandings and restore the heroine's hopes for a secure marriage and domestic peace.

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Title: Starvecrow Farm

Author: Stanley John Weyman

Release date: March 14, 2012 [eBook #39138]
Most recently updated: June 15, 2021

Language: English

Credits: Charles Bowen

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STARVECROW FARM

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