Mightier Than the Sword

Trelford rose from his seat and reached into his inside pocket, only to find that the letter was no longer there. He looked across to the far side of the court, to see that Lady Virginia was smiling.

He returned her smile.

The story continues in

VOLUME SIX OF THE CLIFTON CHRONICLES

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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 here.

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ALSO BY JEFFREY ARCHER

THE CLIFTON CHRONICLES

Only Time Will Tell

The Sins of the Father

Best Kept Secret

Be Careful What You Wish For

NOVELS

Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less

Shall We Tell the President?

Kane & Abel

The Prodigal Daughter

First Among Equals

A Matter of Honor

As the Crow Flies

Honor Among Thieves

The Fourth Estate

The Eleventh Commandment

Sons of Fortune

False Impression

The Gospel According to Judas

(with the assistance of Professor Francis J. Moloney)

A Prisoner of Birth

Paths of Glory

SHORT STORIES

A Quiver Full of Arrows

A Twist in the Tale

Twelve Red Herrings

The Collected Short Stories

To Cut a Long Story Short

Cat O’ Nine Tales

And Thereby Hangs a Tale

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

False Impression

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CONTENTS

Title Page

Copyright Notice

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Family Tree

Epigraph

Prologue

I. Harry and Emma 1964–1965

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

II. Lady Virginia Fenwick 1966

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

III. Giles Barrington 1970

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

IV. Sebastian Clifton 1970

Chapter 24

Chapter 25

Chapter 26

Chapter 27

V. Lady Virginia Fenwick 1970

Chapter 28

Chapter 29

Chapter 30

Chapter 31

Chapter 32

VI. Sebastian Clifton 1970

Chapter 33

Chapter 34

Chapter 35

Chapter 36

VII. Harry and Emma 1970

Chapter 37

Chapter 38

Chapter 39

Chapter 40

Chapter 41

Chapter 42

Chapter 43

Chapter 44

Chapter 45

Chapter 46

Chapter 47

About the Author

Also by Jeffrey Archer

Copyright

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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)

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