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The Stalking-Horse

Raphael Sabatini

Publisher: House of Stratus

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Summary

William of Orange may have triumphantly taken up the throne of England amid much jubilation and celebration, but there are still those who would rather he were not there at all. In this thrilling novel, Sabatini portrays all the political intrigue of seventeenth century London as these Jacobite extremists undertake their Assasination Plot, whilst presenting us with a worthy hero in Colonel Dudley Watson.
Available since: 11/30/2014.

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