A Beleaguered City
A BELEAGUERED CITY.
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A
BELEAGUERED CITY
BEING
A Narrative of Certain Recent Events in the
City of Semur, in the Department
of the Haute Bourgogne
A Story of the Seen and the Unseen
BY
MRS. OLIPHANT
AUTHOR OF 'CURATE IN CHARGE,' 'YOUNG MUSGRAVE,' ETC.
London
MACMILLAN AND CO., Limited
NEW YORK: THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
1900
All rights reserved
First Edition 1879, dated 1880
Reprinted 1887 i889, 1892, 1897, 1900
The 'Author inscribes this little Book, with tender and grateful greetings, to those whose sympathy has supported her through many and long years, the kind audience of her Unknown Friends.
CONTENTS
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Outside the Walls 98
The Narrative of Paul Lecamus 130
M. LE Maire resumes his Narrative 155
Supplement by M. de Bois-Sombre 173
The Narrative of Madame Veuve Dupin (née Lepelletier) 204
M. LE Maire concludes his Record 241
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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