Chamberlain's novel is quite a distinct style of writing, dealing with a difficult subject in a very neat and masterly manner. It leads one into subjects of life often ex-plaited kut not so beautifully explained.
The tale starts in far-off Brazil and the principal character is Lewis Leighton, a child of love, born in holy wedlock just in the nick time to give him legal status, He is brought up in the family of the Rev. Orme Leighton, a schoolmaster, and his education is not neglected. A child of nature, he
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