An exciting period suspense novel in which a beautiful and mysterious womanposing as a widow for the sake of propriety apparently quite ignorant of theways of t... » 

An exciting period suspense novel in which a beautiful and mysterious womanposing as a widow for the sake of propriety apparently quite ignorant of theways of the world must confront and overcome the powerful and the criminallyminded by the strength of her own virtue. When originally published the themeof this book was described as Stupendous and absorbing the irresistableforce of purity and innocence against the supposedly impassible barrier ofpersonfied evil. «