The Ridpath Library of Universal Literature ...: A Biographical and Bibliographical Summary of the World's Most Eminent Authors, Including the Choicest Extracts and Masterpieces from Their Writings, Comprising the Best Features of Many Celebrated Compilations, Notably the Guernsey Collection, the De Puy Collection, the Ridpath Collection, All Carefully Rev. and Arranged by a Corps of the Most Capable Scholars, 9. köideJohn Clark Ridpath Globe Publishing Company, 1899 |
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... born in Paris , March 6 , 1834 ; died in London , October 8 , 1896 . He attended school in Paris until he was seventeen years of age . Then his father , who was in Lon- don , and who was very desirous that his son should become a ...
... born in Paris , March 6 , 1834 ; died in London , October 8 , 1896 . He attended school in Paris until he was seventeen years of age . Then his father , who was in Lon- don , and who was very desirous that his son should become a ...
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... me , at eight on a Sunday morning in May or June , and didn't bring us back to school till fourteen hours later . - The Martian . DUNBAR , WILLIAM , a Scottish poet , born at. 133 GEORGE LOUIS PALMELLA BUSSON DU MAURIER.
... me , at eight on a Sunday morning in May or June , and didn't bring us back to school till fourteen hours later . - The Martian . DUNBAR , WILLIAM , a Scottish poet , born at. 133 GEORGE LOUIS PALMELLA BUSSON DU MAURIER.
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... born near Dum- fries , in 1774 ; died in 1846. In 1810 he instituted at Ruthwell a parish savings ' bank , the success of which led to the establishment of other banks of the same character . He also discovered in 1828 the footprints of ...
... born near Dum- fries , in 1774 ; died in 1846. In 1810 he instituted at Ruthwell a parish savings ' bank , the success of which led to the establishment of other banks of the same character . He also discovered in 1828 the footprints of ...
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... born at Perth Amboy , N. J. , in 1766 ; died in 1839. He studied in Lon- don under Benjamin West , and on his return to America busied himself with painting and dra- matic writing . His best play is The Father of an Only Child , which ...
... born at Perth Amboy , N. J. , in 1766 ; died in 1839. He studied in Lon- don under Benjamin West , and on his return to America busied himself with painting and dra- matic writing . His best play is The Father of an Only Child , which ...
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... born at Exeter , Devonshire , in 1650 ; died in 1723. He was trained for the law , but abandoned the legal profession for literature . He wrote numerous dramatic pieces , ballads , songs , and sonnets , and was a court favorite during ...
... born at Exeter , Devonshire , in 1650 ; died in 1723. He was trained for the law , but abandoned the legal profession for literature . He wrote numerous dramatic pieces , ballads , songs , and sonnets , and was a court favorite during ...
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