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    The Prize Bride
    The Prize Bride
    The Prize Bride
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    The Prize Bride

    By John Ivor

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    Marrying for money would save the career of a penurious young captain. But winning the daughter of The Wangler, an English tycoon, was a prospect to fear. Author John Ivor delights with this humorous account of bride-seeking in the early 1800s. The characters interact in an unusual, yet richly endowed, county mansion.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDarling Newspaper Press
    Release dateMay 17, 2009
    ISBN9781452309736
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      The Prize Bride - John Ivor

      THE PRIZE BRIDE

      by John Ivor

      Smashwords edition licence notes: This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be resold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or if it was not purchased for your use only, then you should return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      © Copyright Charles Bryce 2018

      Published by Darling Newspaper Press.

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