Miss Vanderleur, Or, Robbing Peter to Pay Paul: A NovelF.V. White & Company, 1884 - 249 pages |
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| Title | Miss Vanderleur, Or, Robbing Peter to Pay Paul: A Novel Volume 1 of Miss Vandeleur; or, Robbing Peter to pay Paul, John Saunders |
| Author | John Saunders |
| Publisher | F.V. White & Company, 1884 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | Jan 19, 2007 |
| Length | 249 pages |
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