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Name: Under fire
Author: Laurence Housman

The story follows Prince Albert and Queen Victoria as a madman attempts to shoot the monarch; the shot misses, leading to an unspecified outcome.

First publish date: 1938

Genre: Historical Fiction/19th Century Historical Fiction

Authors: Laurence Housman

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