'Look before you leap' [by A.F. Hector]. |
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... author , of course , being able to discern those conflicts which are ( fortunately for the dignity of human nature ) hidden from other eyes . Neville Watson's battles with himself , however , would have done him no dis- credit , and ...
... author , of course , being able to discern those conflicts which are ( fortunately for the dignity of human nature ) hidden from other eyes . Neville Watson's battles with himself , however , would have done him no dis- credit , and ...
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... Author of Egyptian Sepulchres and Syrian Shrines . ' ' Lady Strangford's book is full of lively description and comment on places , persons , and things in Dalmatia , Ragusa , Albania , and Montenegro . She writes as cleverly and ...
... Author of Egyptian Sepulchres and Syrian Shrines . ' ' Lady Strangford's book is full of lively description and comment on places , persons , and things in Dalmatia , Ragusa , Albania , and Montenegro . She writes as cleverly and ...
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... Author of ' Ladybird . ' " The story is wonderful and full of interest , and Lady Fullerton tells it well . Some of the characters are touched off with considerable skill , as the colonel , the chamberlain , and the barge- man's ...
... Author of ' Ladybird . ' " The story is wonderful and full of interest , and Lady Fullerton tells it well . Some of the characters are touched off with considerable skill , as the colonel , the chamberlain , and the barge- man's ...
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Annie French Hector. PUBLISHER IN ORDINARY TO HER MAJESTY . AUTHOR OF " MIRIAM MAY . " In 2 vols . , post 8vo . , BLACK MOSS . By the Author of ' Miriam May . ' 7 " This work will be more widely popular than the author's preceding novels ...
Annie French Hector. PUBLISHER IN ORDINARY TO HER MAJESTY . AUTHOR OF " MIRIAM MAY . " In 2 vols . , post 8vo . , BLACK MOSS . By the Author of ' Miriam May . ' 7 " This work will be more widely popular than the author's preceding novels ...
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Annie French Hector. RICHARD BENTLEY , NEW BURLINGTON STREET , AUTHOR OF " GLADY'S THE REAPER . " In 3 vols . , post 8vo . , NOTHING VENTURE , NOTHING HAVE . By ANNIE BEALE , Author of ' Glady's the Reaper , ' ' Simplicity and ...
Annie French Hector. RICHARD BENTLEY , NEW BURLINGTON STREET , AUTHOR OF " GLADY'S THE REAPER . " In 3 vols . , post 8vo . , NOTHING VENTURE , NOTHING HAVE . By ANNIE BEALE , Author of ' Glady's the Reaper , ' ' Simplicity and ...
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Page 22 - This is the best history of the Roman republic, taking the work on the whole the author's complete mastery of his subject, the variety of his gifts and acquirements, his graphic power in the delineation of natural and individual character, and the vivid interest which he inspires in every portion of his book. He is without an equal in his own sphere.'— EDINBURGH REVIEW.
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