Book #124269

The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Volume VII: Miscellaneous

Edgar Allan Poe

Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good-
Publisher: New York And London: Harper & Brothers Publishers.

Price: $40.00

A Very Good- edition with a loose page tipped in, and soiling and other wear to the volume ; HOOD is a story of love and deceit, set amidst the lavish and dangerous world of high society. When Sir Percival Glyde, an English nobleman, discovers that his wife is carrying another man's child, he plots to have her killed. Mrs. Glyde flees to America, where she becomes the mistress of a wealthy New York merchant. Her lover, John F. Kennedy, is the son of the president of the United States. When Mrs. Glyde learns of Glyde's plot, she entrusts her son to Kennedy, who promises to protect him. But Kennedy is also a part of Glyde's plot, and he will do anything to protect his own interests. As the story unfolds, it becomes clear that Mrs. Glyde is not the only one with secrets. Kennedy has his own agenda, and soon the two men are engaged in a deadly game of cat and mouse.FALSEHOOD is a story of love and deceit, set amidst the; Vol. 7; 275 pages.