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SEVEN XMAS EVES

(Frontispiece).
“God bless us all.” (Page 246)

BEING THE ROMANCE OF
A SOCIAL EVOLUTION

CLO. GRAVES
B. L. FARJEON
FLORENCE MARRYAT
G. MANVILLE FENN
Mrs. CAMPBELL PRAED
JUSTIN HUNTLY McCARTHY
CLEMENT SCOTT

With 28 Illustrations by DUDLEY HARDY

London

HUTCHINSON & CO.

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EVE THE FIRST.

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THE TESTIMONY OF MRS. MARY CHEEVERS BY CLO GRAVES.	1

EVE THE SECOND.

THE OPINION OF DAVID DIX, NIGHT WATCHMAN
BY B. L. FARJEON.

EVE THE THIRD.

STRAY RECOLLECTIONS OF P.C. CHALLICE, 999 X
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