An edition of The legacy of Cain
(1859)
The legacy of Cain
a novel.
by Wilkie Collins
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February 19, 2026 | History
At the request of a person who has claims on me that I must not disown, I consent to look back through a long interval of years and to describe events which took place within the walls of an English prison during the earlier period of my appointment as Governor.
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Fiction, Fathers and daughters, Clergy in fiction, Fathers and daughters in fiction, Adopted children in fiction, England in fiction, Children of women prisoners in fiction, Clergy, Adopted children, Children of women prisoners, Mystery, Fiction, family life, general, Married people, fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), England, fiction, Fathers and daughters, fictionPlaces
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"AT the request of a person who has claims on me that I must not disown, I consent to look back through a long interval of years and to describe events which took place within the walls of an English prison during the earlier period of my appointment as Governor."
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| February 19, 2026 | Edited by mheimanbot | Removed contributor as author |
| February 19, 2026 | Edited by mheimanbot | Removed contributor as author |
| February 10, 2026 | Edited by OnFrATa | Merge works (MRID: 271875) |
| February 9, 2026 | Edited by OnFrATa | Merge works (MRID: 271646) |
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