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Boswell's Life of Johnson Abridged and edited, with an introduction by Charles Grosvenor Osgood

Boswell, James, 1740-1795; Osgood, Charles Grosvenor, 1871-1964 [Editor]

Boswell's Life of Johnson Abridged and edited, with an introduction by Charles Grosvenor Osgood — English source edition. Subject: Johnson, Samuel, 1709-17...

Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784Authors, English -- 18th century -- BiographyLexicographers -- Great Britain -- Biography
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Bouvard and Pécuchet: A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life, part 1

Flaubert, Gustave, 1821-1880

Bouvard and Pécuchet: A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life, part 1 — English source edition. Subject: France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century --...

France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- FictionFrench fiction -- Translations into EnglishMiddle class -- France -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
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Bowdoin Boys in Labrador An Account of the Bowdoin College Scientific Expedition to Labrador led by Prof. Leslie A. Lee of the Biological Department

Cilley, Jonathan Prince, 1835-1920

Bowdoin Boys in Labrador An Account of the Bowdoin College Scientific Expedition to Labrador led by Prof. Leslie A. Lee of the Biological Department — Engl...

Labrador (N.L.) -- Description and travelScientific expeditions
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Boyhood

Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910; Hogarth, C. J. (Charles James), 1869-1942 [Translator]

Explore Boyhood through a focused reading session. Project Gutenberg’s catalogue records this English-language edition under “Autobiographical fiction”. Be...

Autobiographical fictionRussia -- Social life and customs -- 1533-1917 -- FictionTolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910 -- Childhood and youth -- Fiction
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Brannon's Picture of The Isle of Wight The Expeditious Traveller's Index to Its Prominent Beauties & Objects of Interest. Compiled Especially with Reference to Those Numerous Visitors Who Can Spare but Two or Three Days to Make the Tour of the Island.

Brannon, George, 1784-1860

Brannon's Picture of The Isle of Wight The Expeditious Traveller's Index to Its Prominent Beauties & Objects of Interest. Compiled Especially with Referenc...

Isle of Wight (England) -- Description and travelIsle of Wight (England) -- Guidebooks
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British Committees, Commissions, and Councils of Trade and Plantations, 1622-1675

Andrews, Charles McLean, 1863-1943

British Committees, Commissions, and Councils of Trade and Plantations, 1622-1675 — English source edition. Subject: Great Britain -- Colonies -- Administr...

Great Britain -- Colonies -- Administration -- History -- 19th centuryGreat Britain. Board of Trade -- AntecedentsGreat Britain -- Commercial policy -- History -- 17th century
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