Birds of Prey
eBook - ePub

Birds of Prey

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  1. 512 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Birds of Prey

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About this book

Popular Victorian-era writer Mary Elizabeth Braddon offers up another engrossing thriller with Birds of Prey, the prequel to Charlotte's Inheritance. Faced with the failure of his newly established London practice, depraved dentist Philip Sheldon hatches an evil plot to recoup his losses. Will innocent victim Charlotte Halliday be able to escape his clutches?

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Table of contents

  1. BIRDS OF PREY
  2. Contents
  3. BOOK THE FIRST - FATAL FRIENDSHIP
  4. Chapter I - The House in Bloomsbury
  5. Chapter II - Philip Sheldon Reads the "Lancet"
  6. Chapter III - Mr. And Mrs. Halliday
  7. Chapter IV - A Perplexing Illness
  8. Chapter V - The Letter from the "Alliance" Office
  9. Chapter VI - Mr. Burkham's Uncertainties
  10. BOOK THE SECOND - THE TWO MACAIRES
  11. Chapter I - A Golden Temple
  12. Chapter II - The Easy Descent
  13. Chapter III - "Heart Bare, Heart Hungry, Very Poor"
  14. BOOK THE THIRD - HEAPING UP RICHES
  15. Chapter I - A Fortunate Marriage
  16. Chapter II - Charlotte
  17. Chapter III - George Sheldon's Prospects
  18. Chapter IV - Diana Finds a New Home
  19. Chapter V - At the Lawn
  20. Chapter VI - The Compact of Gray's Inn
  21. Chapter VII - Aunt Sarah
  22. Chapter VIII - Charlotte Prophesies Rain
  23. Chapter IX - Mr. Sheldon on the Watch
  24. BOOK THE FOURTH - VALENTINE HAWKEHURST'S RECORD
  25. Chapter I - The Oldest Inhabitant
  26. Chapter II - Matthew Haygarth's Resting-Place
  27. Chapter III - Mr. Goodge's Wisdom
  28. BOOK THE FIFTH - RELICS OF THE DEAD
  29. Chapter I - Betrayed by a Blotting-Pad
  30. Chapter II - Valentine Invokes the Phantoms of the Past
  31. Chapter III - Hunting the Judsons
  32. Chapter IV - Glimpses of a Bygone Life
  33. BOOK THE SIXTH - THE HEIRESS OF THE HAYGARTHS
  34. Chapter I - Disappointment
  35. Chapter II - Valentine's Record Continued
  36. Chapter III - Arcadia
  37. Chapter IV - In Paradise
  38. Chapter V - Too Fair to Last
  39. Chapter VI - Found in the Bible
  40. BOOK THE SEVENTH - CHARLOTTE'S ENGAGEMENT
  41. Chapter I - "In Your Patience Ye Are Strong"
  42. Chapter II - Mrs. Sheldon Accepts Her Destiny
  43. Chapter III - Mr. Hawkehurst and Mr. George Sheldon Come to an Understanding
  44. Chapter IV - Mr. Sheldon is Propitious
  45. Chapter V - Mr. Sheldon is Benevolent
  46. Chapter VI - Riding the High Horse
  47. Chapter VII - Mr. Sheldon is Prudent
  48. Chapter VIII - Christmas Peace