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Pearl Maiden

by H. Rider Haggard

Pearl-Maiden: A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem is a novel by H Rider Haggard.This is the story of Miriam, an orphan Christian woman living in Rome in the first century. She falls in love with a Roman officer, but knows that her Jewish childhood playmate loves her too- and will do anything in order to get her love in return.

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Language

English

Original Language

English

Published In

1903

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Sir Henry Rider Haggard (22 June 1856 – 14 May 1925) was an English writer of adventure fiction set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a pioneer of the lost world literary genre. He...

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