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JOYCE.

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A BELEAGUERED CITY.

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HESTER.

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HE THAT WILL NOT WHEN HE MAY.

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THE RAILWAY MAN AND HIS CHILDREN.

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THE MARRIAGE OF ELINOR.

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SIR TOM.

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A SON OF THE SOIL.

THE CURATE IN CHARGE.

YOUNG MUSGRAVE.

THE WIZARD'S SON.

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A COUNTRY GENTLEMAN AND HIS FAMILY.

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THE SECOND SON.

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_WORKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR._

JERUSALEM, THE HOLY CITY: ITS HISTORY AND HOPE.

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THE MAKERS OF VENICE: DOGES, CONQUERORS, PAINTERS, AND MEN OF LETTERS.

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ROYAL EDINBURGH: HER SAINTS, KINGS, AND SCHOLARS. Ill.u.s.trated by GEORGE REID, R.S.A. Crown 8vo. Cloth. 10s. 6d.

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