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| Author | Bruce Marshall |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Language | English |
Publication date | 1934 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Preceded by | Father Malachy's Miracle (1931) |
| Followed by | The Uncertain Glory (1935) |
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