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Heart and Science

Wilkie Collins

Publisher: Ktoczyta.pl

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Summary

Mrs. Galileo is engaged in various studies and spends much more than she can afford. Suddenly, Mrs. Galileo receives custody of her niece Carmina, in her plans to never let the guardianship out of her hands. The doctor’s secret experiments in vivisection lead to the fact that a young girl becomes infected with a terrible virus.
Available since: 03/08/2022.
Print length: 429 pages.

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