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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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Cover illustration © 2000 Tonya Engel

Illustration in the Author's Note from Rambler’s Magazine 6 (April 1788), 104. Created by James Gillray. Piece called Wouski. © The Trustees of the British Museum.

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Digital Edition July 2021 ISBN: 978-0-06-300286-9

Print ISBN: 978-0-06-300284-5