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... writers of supplementary articles from private sources . The readiness with which assistance of this kind has been ... writer ) , 2 Feb. LEWIS , JOHN TRAVERS ( archbishop of Ontario ) , 6 May . LOYD - LINDSAY , ROBERT JAMES , LORD ...
... writers of supplementary articles from private sources . The readiness with which assistance of this kind has been ... writer ) , 2 Feb. LEWIS , JOHN TRAVERS ( archbishop of Ontario ) , 6 May . LOYD - LINDSAY , ROBERT JAMES , LORD ...
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... writers of repute deeply interested him , and that interest never diminished at any point of his career . In early manhood he was rarely happier than in the society of authors of all degrees of ability . With a city clerk of literary ...
... writers of repute deeply interested him , and that interest never diminished at any point of his career . In early manhood he was rarely happier than in the society of authors of all degrees of ability . With a city clerk of literary ...
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... writer of blood - curdling ro- mance , G. P. R. James . In 1844 Smith , Elder , & Co. had begun an elaborate collected edition of his works , of which they issued eleven volumes by 1847 , ten more being undertaken by another firm ...
... writer of blood - curdling ro- mance , G. P. R. James . In 1844 Smith , Elder , & Co. had begun an elaborate collected edition of his works , of which they issued eleven volumes by 1847 , ten more being undertaken by another firm ...
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... writing under the name of Currer Bell . ' The manuscript showed signs of having vainly sought the favour of other ... writer in kindly and appreciative terms to submit another effort . The manuscript of Jane Eyre ' arrived at Cornhill ...
... writing under the name of Currer Bell . ' The manuscript showed signs of having vainly sought the favour of other ... writer in kindly and appreciative terms to submit another effort . The manuscript of Jane Eyre ' arrived at Cornhill ...
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... writers as were her friends -notably to Harriet Martineau and to Mrs. Gaskell , for both of whom he subsequently published much . But more important is it to record that Charlotte Brontë was a main link in the chain that drew a writer ...
... writers as were her friends -notably to Harriet Martineau and to Mrs. Gaskell , for both of whom he subsequently published much . But more important is it to record that Charlotte Brontë was a main link in the chain that drew a writer ...
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