Charity Girl

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Charity Steane has nothing in the world but hope.

Escaping a miserable life under her tyrannical aunt, she decides to take her chances with her estranged grandfather in London. Now it''s just a matter of finding him... And as a ''charity girl'', with no dowry and no options, hope can only get her so far.

But with the help of the dashing and kind-hearted Desford and his dea...