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Poems Of Places. Edited By Henry W. Longfellow. 2 Vols..

(Macmillan.)—Here we have a very happy idea, thoroughly worked out,. by an editor who possesses every qualification for his task. He has- read widely, being familiar, it is......

Tie Three Voyages Of William Barents To The Arctic Regions.

Second Edition, with an introduction by Lieutenant 13eynen. The first edition of this work was issued by the Hakluyt Society, and produced in 1853, under the editorship of the......

The Persecution Of Diocletian. A Historical Essay. By...

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A Royal Academy Album.*

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Holy Bible. Edited, with various Renderings and Readings from the Best Authorities. (Eyre and Spottiewoode.)—This volume, the result of long and careful research on the part of......

Frank Carey : A Story Of Victorian Life. By The

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