... which he might be extricated. He then told me that he had a novel ready for the press, which he produced to me. I looked into it, and saw its merit ; told the landlady I should soon return, and having gone to a bookseller, sold it for sixty pounds.... Memoirs of Richard Cumberland - Page 191by Richard Cumberland - 1856 - 397 pagesFull view - About this book
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