The Executor: a Novel.

by Mrs. Alexander

Excerpt: This project found favor in the eyes of the af icted Consul, and after a keen encounter as to the terms to be given and received for the little invalid's education and maintenance, Stasie Verner, attended by a Chal dean nurse, started for Alexandretta, on her westward journey.

346 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1883

About the author

Mrs Alexander was the pseudonym assumed by Annie Hector (née Annie French) (1825-1902), novelist. Born in Dublin, she moved to Liverpool, then London. In 1845 she became a magazine writer with encouragement from Mrs [Anna Maria] Hall, issuing her first novel, Look Before You Leap, in 1865.