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FREDERICA
THE RISING TIDE
BY
Margaret Deland
AUTHOR OF The Iron Woman, Dr. Lavendar's People ETC.
ILLUSTRATED BY F. Walter Taylor
"No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you." Job xii, 2

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