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Female Life in Prison - Page 298
by Frederick William Robinson - 1863
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The Quarterly Review, Volume 112

English literature - 1862 - 600 pages
...special praise, as the case may be. We think it will be seen on the whole that, amid all its defects, this work has something more than the beauties of an exquisite style, and the ' word-compelling ' power of a literary Zeus, torecommend it to the tender care of a distant...
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The London Quarterly Review, Volumes 111-112

1862 - 628 pages
...special praise, as the case may be. We think it will be seen on the whole that, amid all its defects, this work has something more than the beauties of an exquisite style, and the 'word-compelling' power of a literary Zeus, to recommend it to the tender care of a distant...
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Heroes, Philosophers, and Courtiers of the Time of Louis XVI.

Annie Emma Challice - France - 1863 - 406 pages
...HUGO. THE AUTHORIZED COPYRIGHT ENGLISH TRANSLATION. THIRD EDITION. Complete in 3 vols. post 8vo. Price 31s. 6d. " We think it will be seen on the whole that...exquisite style or the word compelling power of a literary Zeua to recommend it to the tender care of a distant posterity ; that in dealing with all the emotions,...
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Live it down, Volume 3

John Cordy Jeaffreson - 1863 - 360 pages
...HUGO. THE AUTHORIZED COPYRIGHT ENGLISH TRANSLATION. THIRD EDITION. Complete in 3 vols. post 8vo. Price 31s. 6d. "We think It will be seen on the whole that...exquisite style or the word compelling power of a literary Zens to recommend it to the tender care of a distant posterity ; that in dealing with all the emotions,...
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Life Among Convicts, Volume 2

Charles Bernard Gibson - Crime - 1863 - 330 pages
...HUGO. THE AUTHORIZED COPYRIGHT ENGLISH TRANSLATION. THIRD EDITION. Complete in 3 vols. post 8vo. Price 31s. 6d. "We think It will be seen on the whole that this work lias something more than the beauties of an exquisite style or the word compelling power of a literary...
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A Personal Narrative of Thirteen Years Service Amongst the Wild ..., Volume 1

Sir John Campbell - British - 1864 - 370 pages
...HUGO. THE AUTHORIZED COPYRIGHT ENGLISH TRANSLATION. THIRD EDITION. Complete in 3 vols. post 8vo. Price 31s. 6d. " We think it will be seen on the whole that...exquisite style or the word compelling power of a literary /eus to recommend it to the tender care of a distant posterity; that in dealing with all the emotions,...
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Mattie:-a stray, by the author of 'High Church'.

Frederick William Robinson - 1864 - 340 pages
...forming a Volume of HURST AND BLACKETT'S STANDARD LIBRARY OF CHEAP EDITIONS OF POPULAR MODERN WORKS. "We think it will be seen on the whole that this work...exquisite style or the word -compelling power of a literal y Zeus to recommend it to the tender care of a distant posterity ; that in dealing with all...
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Reminiscences of the Opera

Benjamin Lumley - Opera - 1864 - 490 pages
...forming a Volume of HURST AND BLACKETT'S STANDARD LIBRARY OF CHEAP EDITIONS OP POPULAR MODERN WORKS. 11 We think it will be seen on the whole that this work...more than the beauties of an exquisite style or the word-compelling power of a litera< y Zeus to recommend it to the tender care of a distant posterity...
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The adventures of a man of family, Volume 3

lord William Pitt Lennox - 1864 - 334 pages
...forming a Volume of HURST AND BLACKETT'S STANDARD LIBRARY OP CHEAP EDITIONS OF POPULAR MODERN WORKS. 4' We think it will be seen on the whole that this work...more than the beauties of an exquisite style or the word-compelling power of a literal y Zeus to recommend it to the tender care of a distant posterity...
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Not dead yet, Volume 3

John Cordy Jeaffreson - 1864 - 402 pages
...forming a Volume of HURST AND BLACKETT'S STANDARD LIBRARY or CHEAP EDITIONS OF POPULAR MODERN WORKS. " We think it will be seen on the whole that this work...more than the beauties of an exquisite style or the word.compelling power of a literal y Zeus to recommend it to the tender care of a distant posterity...
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