The American Prisoner is a novel written by Eden Phillpotts and published in 1906. The story is set in the late 19th century in a small English village and follows the life of an American man named John Lackland who has been imprisoned for a crime he did not commit. The novel begins with Lackland's arrival at the prison and his struggle to adapt to the harsh conditions and the cruel treatment of the prison staff. As he serves his sentence, he becomes...
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