Hilda Wade, A Woman With Tenacity Of Purpose

Hilda Wade, A Woman With Tenacity of Purpose

by Grant Allen

Hilda Wade, A Woman With Tenacity of Purpose by Grant Allen is an early detective novel featuring the capable nurse Hilda Wade. When she arrives at the hospital, there is something mysterious about her. Dr. Hubert Cumberledge admires her greatly and becomes a devoted friend. Hilda has a secret purpose in life that she will pursue across the world. Her journey takes her from London to South Africa, Rhodesia, India, Nepal, Tibet and back. With Cumberledge's support, her extraordinary logic and clear thinking lead her on through deadly perils. But will that be enough to accomplish her secret purpose?

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Charles Grant Blairfindie Allen was a Canadian science writer and novelist, educated in England. He was a public promoter of evolution in the second half of the nineteenth cen...

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