The Silence of Dean Maitland

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The Silence of Dean Maitland
Author Maxwell Gray
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Genreromantic melodrama
PublisherKegan Paul, Trench & Co, London
Publication date
October 1886
Media typePrint (Hardback, 3 volumes)
Preceded by The Broken Tryst  
Followed by The Reproach of Annesley  

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References

  1. Sutherland, John (1990). The Stanford Companion to Victorian Fiction. Stanford University Press. ISBN   0804718423.
  2. IMDb #0006014