Copyright © 2016 Kathryn Hughes

The right of Kathryn Hughes to be identified as the Author of the Work has been asserted by her in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

This Ebook edition first published in 2016
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Contents

Title Page

Copyright Page

About the Author

Also by Kathryn Hughes

About the Book

Dear Reader

Epigraph

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Discover The Letter