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Copyright © 1964, 1992 by Joan Aiken

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For Jessica AND Joanna

The action of this book takes place in the same period as that of The Wolves of Willoughby Chase: the reign of King James III, near the beginning of the nineteenth century, when England was still sadly plagued by wolves. A family tree of the Dukes of Battersea will be found on page 99.