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The trail of the serpent

MISS BRADDON’S NOVELS

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1. LADY AUDLEY’S SECRET. 29. HOSTAGES TO FORTUNE.

2. HENRY DUNBAR. 30. DEAD MEN’S SHOES.

3. ELEANOR’S VICTORY. 31. JOSHUA HAGGARD.

4. AURORA FLOYD. 32. WEAVERS AND WEFT.

5. JOHN MARCHMONT’S LEGACY. 33. AN OPEN VERDICT.

6. THE DOCTOR’S WIFE. 34. VIXEN.

7. ONLY A CLOD. 35. THE CLOVEN FOOT.

8. SIR JASPER’S TENANT. 36. THE STORY OF BARBARA.

9. TRAIL OF THE SERPENT. 37. JUST AS I AM.

10. LADY’S MILE. 38. ASPHODEL.

11. LADY LISLE. 39. MOUNT ROYAL.

12. CAPTAIN OF THE VULTURE. 40. THE GOLDEN CALF.

13. BIRDS OF PREY. 41. PHANTOM FORTUNE.

14. CHARLOTTE’S INHERITANCE. 42. FLOWER AND WEED.

15. RUPERT GODWIN. 43. ISHMAEL.

16. RUN TO EARTH. 44. WYLLARD’S WEIRD.

17. DEAD SEA FRUIT. 45. UNDER THE RED FLAG.

18. RALPH THE BAILIFF. 46. ONE THING NEEDFUL.

19. FENTON’S QUEST. 47. MOHAWKS.

20. LOVELS OF ARDEN. 48. LIKE AND UNLIKE.

21. ROBERT AINSLEIGH. 49. THE FATAL THREE.

22. TO THE BITTER END. 50. THE DAY WILL COME.

23. MILLY DARRELL. 51. ONE LIFE, ONE LOVE.

24. STRANGERS AND PILGRIMS. 52. GERARD.

25. LUCIUS DAVOREN. 53. THE VENETIANS.

26. TAKEN AT THE FLOOD. 54. ALL ALONG THE RIVER.

27. LOST FOR LOVE. 55. THOU ART THE MAN.

28. A STRANGE WORLD. 56. SONS OF FIRE.

Title page of The Trail of the Serpent, a novel by Mary Elizabeth Braddon.
Title page of The Trail of the Serpent, a novel by Mary Elizabeth Braddon.

THE TRAIL OF THE SERPENT

A Novel

BY THE AUTHOR OF ‘LADY AUDLEY’S SECRET,’ ‘AURORA FLOYD,’ ‘VIXEN,’ ‘ISHMAEL,’ ETC., ETC.

“Poor race of men, said the pitying Spirit, Dearly ye pay for your primal fall; Some flowers of Eden ye yet inherit, But the trail of the Serpent is over them all” Moore.

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