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The American

The American by Henry James

The Alchemist is the story of Jeremy, a Londoner whose noble master departs the city during an outbreak of plague. Jeremy takes on the identity of Face and uses his master's home as a den of crime, deceiving the wealthy Lord Epicure Mammon with promises of magical power and the bestowal of a Philosopher's Stone, an artifact with the power to grant immortality. Face soundly fleeces his marks, but learns about morality in the process.

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