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Miss Lochinvar

by Marion Ames Taggart

At breakfast, Mr. Graham drops the bombshell that his niece -- Joan, Jane or Janet, he's not sure which, will be arriving from the west to live with his large family. The news is met with mixed emotions - horror from his wife, resentment from the eldest two daughters and amusement from the eldest son. What will this stranger be like? How will she fit in with her cousins?

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Language

English

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English

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1902

Author

Marion Ames Taggart

United States

Marion Ames Taggart was an American writer of verses, stories, and Catholic literature. Marion Ames Taggart was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts. She was descended on the mother's side from English Pu...

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