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Birds of Prey

Mary Elizabeth Braddon

Publisher: Interactive Media

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Summary

Birds of Prey is a Victorian novel of social ambition, moral dilemmas, and hidden tensions. Philip Sheldon, a dentist recently arrived in London, faces professional struggles and rekindled emotions over past love. Amid illness, societal expectations, and intricate human connections, secrets and ambitions surface, revealing how desire, respectability, and class collide in a web of intrigue and personal conflict.
Available since: 01/30/2026.
Print length: 444 pages.

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