Cruel as the Grave

Cruel as the Grave

by E.D.E.N. Southworth
Item: 95180
Hardcover, 290 pages
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Originally published in 1871, this edition is undated.  The story is Victorian in tone, about a woman whose marriage is almost ruined by her jealousy, which also leads to her being accused of murder.  It ends on a cliff-hanger and the story is continued in the book Tried for Her Life

In this volume the story is followed by a short story called "A Literary Wife" about a woman who, after her husband loses his job, is able to help support her family by resuming her career of writing stories.

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