Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)
"Kit and Kitty: A Story of West Middlesex" by R. D. Blackmore is a three-volume novel published in 1890. Set in a market garden near Sunbury-on-Thames, the story follows Kit and Kitty, two young lovers whose happiness is threatened by a scheming stepmother and her son. Their troubles persist even after marriage, with separations and dark machinations testing their bond. What begins as a pastoral romance descends into melodrama, culminating in a cascade of shocking events that bring justice to the wicked. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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