Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)
"Clara Vaughan, Volume 2 (of 3)" by R. D. Blackmore is a sensation novel written in 1853 and published in 1864. The story follows Clara Vaughan, whose father is mysteriously murdered when she is a young girl. As a young woman, she embarks on a quest to uncover her father's killer, making this work one of the first detective novels in English. The narrative weaves together multiple sub-plots involving family secrets, romances, and questions of inheritance. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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