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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 87

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WHERE DOROTHY VERNON DWELT BY MINNA B. NOYES At Rowsley, England, the quaint old PeacockInn, with its vine-covered walls, casement win-dows, and rare old gardens, is the picture ofpeace and comfort, and it is also a perfect type … and story, and lends an especial interest to theold castle. The Vernons lived at Haddon Hall from 1195to 1567, and, among the many beautiful womenof their line, the most beauti-ful is said to have been theself-willed Dorothy. Heryouthful love - dream wasthwarted by her equallyobstinate father, some…

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