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The Masquerader

by Katherine Cecil Thurston

The Masquerader is a novel by the Irish writer Katherine Cecil Thurston which was first published in 1904. It was the third most popular book in the United States that year. A leading British politician chooses to swap places with his cousin, a journalist who is his doppelganger. This leads to a dilemma for his wife who falls in love with the double.

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English

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English

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1904

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Katherine Cecil Thurston (18 April 1874 – 5 September 1911) was an Irish novelist, best known for two political thrillers. Born Kathleen Annie Josephine Madden at 14, Bridge Street, Cork, Irelan...

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