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Celebrated Crimes (Complete)

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Celebrated Crimes (Complete)
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Publisher: Project Gutenberg
ISBN/ASIN: B003KVL208

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The contents of these volumes, as well as the motives which led to their inception, are unique. The book was not written for children. The novelist has spared no language -- has minced no words -- to describe the violent scenes of a violent time.

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