The Insane Root

by Mrs. Campbell Praed, Rosa Praed

The Pacha fears that Casper Ruel wishes to marry his niece, Rachel Isadas, for her social station, rather than for any real love for her. The Pacha feels that Casper Ruel should be tested in such a way as to protect the delicate Rachel. When the doctor accepts this assignment, he does not realize how attached he will become to her. . .

Rosa Praed, also known as Mrs. Campbell Praed, was born in Australia, but lived sixty of her eighty-some-odd years in England. Of her forty novels, over half were based on her life in Australia, with subjects ranging through politics to the loneliness of living on a rural island -- and including the occult and the supernatural. Her interest in things outr� grew so intense, in fact, that she participated in s�ances and automatic writing.

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First published December 1, 2008

About the author

Rosa Campbell Praed (née Murray-Prior), often credited as Mrs Campbell Praed (and also known as Rosa Caroline Praed, Rosa Praed, and R. Murray Prior, was an Australian novelist in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Her large bibliography covered multiple genres, and books for children as well as adults. She has been described as the first Australian novelist to achieve a significant international reputation.

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