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| Title | Illustrations of the Literary History of the Eighteenth Century: Consisting of Authentic Memoirs and Original Letters of Eminent Persons; and Intended as a Sequel to the Literary Anecdotes, Volume 2 Illustrations of the Literary History of the Eighteenth Century: Consisting of Authentic Memoirs and Original Letters of Eminent Persons; and Intended as a Sequel to the Literary Anecdotes, John Bowyer Nichols |
| Author | John Nichols |
| Publisher | author, 1817 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | Jul 19, 2007 |
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