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Through A Needle's Eye. By Hesba Stratton. 3 Vols. (kogan

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Scripture Difficulties. By Thomas Spalding. (daldy,...

tells us that he has been himself for many years a diligent student of the Bible. His object in writing is to clear away for ordinary readers £43/1110 of the difficulties in......

Origin And Development Of Religious Belief Part Ii.,...

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Recollections Of Writers. By Charles And Mary Cowden...

Low and Co.)—It is almost needless to say that these recol- lections are remarkably interesting. They include almost every name that has become famous in literature during the......

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The Dramatic Works Of G. E. Lessing. Translated From The

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