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THE HUSBANDS OF EDITH
BY
GEORGE BARR McCUTCHEON
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY
HARRISON FISHER
AND DECORATIONS BY
THEODORE B HAPGOOD
NEW YORK 1908
DODD, MEAD & COMPANY
OTHER BOOKS BY McCUTCHEON
| NEDRA |
| BEVERLY OF GRAUSTARK |
| THE DAY OF THE DOG |
| THE PURPLE PARASOL |
| THE SHERRODS |
| GRAUSTARK |
| CASTLE CRANEYCROW |
| BREWSTER'S MILLIONS |
| JANE CABLE |
| COWARDICE COURT |
| THE DAUGHTER OF ANDERSON CROW |
| THE FLYERS |
THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.
"'Don't you think Connie is a perfect dear?'" (page 54)
CONTENTS
| I.—HUSBANDS AND WIFE. | 1 |
| II.—THE SISTER IN LAW. | 17 |
| III.—THE DISTANT COUSINS. | 38 |
| IV.—THE WOULD-BE BROTHER-IN-LAW. | 54 |
| V.—THE FRIENDS OF THE FAMILY. | 74 |
| VI.—OTHER RELATIONS. | 92 |
| VII.—THE THREE GUARDIANS. | 109 |
| VIII.—THE PRODIGAL HUSBAND. | 123 |