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"A well written novel of absorbing interest."

Scotsman.

"The story enchains the reader's attention from the first page to the last."--Yorkshire Post.

"Must be pronounced a successful piece of detective narration. Those who like a good detective story will find what they want in 'The Last Tenant.'"

Manchester Guardian.

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London: HUTCHINSON & CO., Paternoster Row.

CONTENTS.

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[BOOK THE FIRST.]

MOTHER AND CHILD.


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CHAP.
I.[THE POOR DOCTOR.]
II.[DR. SPENLOVE'S VISITOR.]
III.[DR. SPENLOVE UNDERTAKES A DELICATE MISSION.]
IV.[FLIGHT.]
V.[DEATH BETTER THAN LIFE.]
VI.[THE FRIEND IN NEED.]
VII.[DR. SPENLOVE ADVISES.]
VIII.[WHAT WAS PUT IN THE IRON BOX.]
IX.[MR. MOSS PLAYS HIS PART.]

[BOOK THE SECOND.]

RACHEL.


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X.[THE VISION IN THE CHURCHYARD.]
XI.[MR. WHIMPOLE INTRODUCES HIMSELF.]
XII.[THE COURSE OF THE SEASONS.]
XIII.[AARON COHEN PREACHES A SERMON ON LARGE NOSES.]
XIV.[A PROCLAMATION OF WAR.]
XV.[THE BATTLE IS FOUGHT AND WON.]
XVI.[JOY AND SORROW.]
XVII.[DIVINE CONSOLATION.]

[BOOK THE THIRD.]


THE TEMPTATION AND THE FALL.


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XVIII.[UNTO THEM A CHILD IS BORN.]
XIX.[BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.]
XX.[A MOMENTOUS NIGHT.]
XXI.[OVER A BRIGHT CLOUD A BLACK SHADOW FALLS.]
XXII.[THE LIVING AND THE DEAD.]
XXIII.[PLUCKED FROM THE JAWS OF DEATH.]
XXIV.[THE CURTAIN FALLS AWHILE.]

[BOOK THE FOURTH.]

HONOUR AND PROGRESS.


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XXV.[AFTER MANY YEARS.]
XXVI.[THE FOUNDATION OF AARON'S FORTUNE.]
XXVII.[THE FEAST OF PASSOVER.]
XXVIII.[RACHEL'S LIFE IN THE NEW LAND.]
XXIX.[THE FAREWELL.]
XXX.[AT THE GRAVE OF HIS CHILD.]

[BOOK THE FIFTH.]


THE GATHERING OF THE CLOUD.


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XXXI.[AARON IS ASKED FOR A SUBSCRIPTION, AND RELATES THESTORY OF A CONVERT.]
XXXII.[AARON COHEN ADDRESSES A JEWISH AUDIENCE.]
XXXIII.[WHAT SHALL BE DONE TO THE MAN WHOM THE KING DELIGHTETHTO HONOUR?]
XXXIV.[THE HONOURABLE PERCY STORNDALE.]
XXXV.[THE SPIRIT OF THE DEAD PAST.]
XXXVI.[BEFORE ALL, DUTY.]

[BOOK THE SIXTH.]


RETRIBUTION.


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XXXVII.[ESTHER MOSS RECEIVES A LETTER.]
XXXVIII.[RUTH'S SECRET.]
XXXIX.[THE HONOURABLE PERCY STORNDALE MAKES AN APPEAL TOAARON COHEN.]
XL.[A DUTY PERFORMED.]
XLI.[THERE IS A PROVIDENCE THAT SHAPES OUR ENDS.]
XLII.[A MOTHER'S JOY.]
XLIII.[A PANIC IN THE CITY.]
XLIV.[THE CONFESSION.]
XLV.[A POISONED ARROW.]
XLVI.[RETRIBUTION.]