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| Title | The Pillars of the House; Or, Under Wode, Under Rode, Volume 1 Online access with subscription: JISC Historical Texts The pillars of the house; or, Under wode, under rode, Charlotte Mary Yonge |
| Author | Charlotte Mary Yonge |
| Published | 1875 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | Jul 24, 2006 |
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