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Shelley at Oxford

Hogg, Thomas Jefferson, 1792-1862; Streatfeild, R. A. (Richard Alexander), 1866-1919 [Author of introduction, etc.]

Shelley at Oxford — English source edition. Subject: Poets, English -- 19th century -- Biography.

Poets, English -- 19th century -- BiographyShelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822 -- Homes and haunts -- England -- OxfordShelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822 -- Childhood and youth
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Speeches from the Dock; Or, Protests of Irish Patriotism. Part I Speeches delivered after conviction by Theobald Wolfe Tone, William Orr, the brothers Sheares, Robert Emmet, John Martin, William Smith O'Brien, Thomas Francis Meagher, Terence Bellew McManus, John Mitchel, Thomas C. Luby, John O'Leary, Charles J. Kickham, Colonel Thomas F. Burke, and Captain Mackay

Sullivan, T. D. (Timothy Daniel), 1827-1914 [Commentator]; Sullivan, A. M. (Alexander Martin), 1830-1884 [Commentator]; Sullivan, D. B. (Denis Baylor), -1909 [Commentator]

Speeches from the Dock; Or, Protests of Irish Patriotism. Part I Speeches delivered after conviction by Theobald Wolfe Tone, William Orr, the brothers Shea...

Ireland -- Politics and government -- 19th centuryIreland -- Politics and government -- 20th centuryIreland -- Biography
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Studies of Lowell (from Literary Friends and Acquaintance)

Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920

Studies of Lowell (from Literary Friends and Acquaintance) — English source edition. Subject: American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.

American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticismAuthors, American -- 19th century -- BiographyHowells, William Dean, 1837-1920 -- Friends and associates
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Ten Years' Exile Memoirs of That Interesting Period of the Life of the Baroness De Stael-Holstein, Written by Herself, during the Years 1810, 1811, 1812, and 1813, and Now First Published from the Original Manuscript, by Her Son.

Staël, Madame de (Anne-Louise-Germaine), 1766-1817; Staël-Holstein, Auguste Louis, baron de, 1790-1827 [Editor]

Ten Years' Exile Memoirs of That Interesting Period of the Life of the Baroness De Stael-Holstein, Written by Herself, during the Years 1810, 1811, 1812, a...

France -- History -- Consulate and First Empire, 1799-1815Authors, French -- 19th century -- BiographyStaël, Madame de (Anne-Louise-Germaine), 1766-1817
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The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West

Irving, Washington, 1783-1859; Bonneville, Benjamin Louis Eulalie de, 1796-1878

The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West — English source edition. Subject: West (U.S.) -- Description and t...

West (U.S.) -- Description and travelNorthwestern States -- Description and travelWest (U.S.) -- History -- To 1848
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The Celtic Twilight

Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939

The Celtic Twilight — English source edition. Subject: Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939 -- Homes and haunts -- Ireland -- Sligo (County).

Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939 -- Homes and haunts -- Ireland -- Sligo (County)Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939 -- Childhood and youthTales -- Ireland -- Sligo (County)
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The English Governess at the Siamese Court Being Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok

Leonowens, Anna Harriette, 1831-1915

The English Governess at the Siamese Court Being Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok — English source edition. Subject: Leonowens, An...

Leonowens, Anna Harriette, 1831-1915 -- Homes and haunts -- ThailandMongkut, King of Siam, 1804-1868British -- Thailand -- History -- 19th century
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