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Authors: Jeffrey Archer
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He returned her smile.
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VOLUME SIX OF THE CLIFTON CHRONICLES
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JEFFREY ARCHER
was educated at Oxford University. He has served five years in Britain’s House of Commons and twenty-two years in the House of Lords. All of his novels and short story collections—including
Be Careful What You Wish For, Best Kept Secret, The Sins of the Father,
and
Only Time Will Tell
—have been international bestselling books. Archer is married with two sons and lives in London and Cambridge. Sign up for email updates
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ALSO BY
JEFFREY ARCHER
THE CLIFTON CHRONICLES
NOVELS
Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less
The Gospel According to Judas
(with the assistance of Professor Francis J. Moloney)
SHORT STORIES
PLAYS
Beyond Reasonable Doubt
Exclusive
The Accused
PRISON DIARIES
Volume One—Belmarsh: Hell
Volume Two—Wayland: Purgatory
Volume Three—North Sea Camp: Heaven
SCREENPLAYS
Mallory: Walking off the Map
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CONTENTS
II. Lady Virginia Fenwick 1966
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD.
Copyright © 2015 by Jeffrey Archer. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
Cover design by Michael Storrings
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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:
Archer, Jeffrey, 1940–
Mightier than the sword / Jeffrey Archer.—First U.S. edition.
p. cm.—(Clifton Chronicles; book 5)
ISBN 978-1-250-03451-9 (hardcover)
ISBN 978-1-250-07317-4 (special edition)
ISBN 978-1-250-03450-2 (e-book)
1. Families—England—History—20th century—Fiction. 2. Social classes—England—Fiction. I. Title.
PR6051.R285M54 2015
823'.914—dc23
2014042833
e-ISBN 9781250034502
First published in Great Britain by Macmillan, an imprint of Pan Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited
First U.S. Edition: March 2015