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The Maplin Bird follows the adventures of an orphaned sister and brother who become involved with a prosperous smuggler and his operations along the Essex seacoast in the mid‑19th century.
First publish date: 1964
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: K. M. Peyton
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