The Legacy of Cain - Wilkie Collins

The Legacy of Cain

By Wilkie Collins

  • Release Date: 1889-01-01
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
4.5 Score: 4.5 (From 10 Ratings)

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When a condemned woman asks the local Minister to take her daughter home, the childless man is touched and finds himself unable to refuse. Yet the prisoner is unrepentant of the murder of her husband. Will her vices be passed on to this seemingly sweet child?

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