My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideG. Bell & Sons, 1905 - 447 pages |
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... SELECTION AND TROPICAL NATURE , " ETC. WITH FACSIMILE letters , ILLUSTRATIONS AND PORTRAITS TWO VOLUMES VOLUME I LONDON : CHAPMAN & HALL , LD . PREFACE THE present volumes would not have been written had 1905 MY LIFE.
... SELECTION AND TROPICAL NATURE , " ETC. WITH FACSIMILE letters , ILLUSTRATIONS AND PORTRAITS TWO VOLUMES VOLUME I LONDON : CHAPMAN & HALL , LD . PREFACE THE present volumes would not have been written had 1905 MY LIFE.
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... letters of my friends , I at first thought that I had no materials for any full record of my life and experiences . But when I set to work in earnest to get together whatever scattered memoranda I could find , the numerous letters I ...
... letters of my friends , I at first thought that I had no materials for any full record of my life and experiences . But when I set to work in earnest to get together whatever scattered memoranda I could find , the numerous letters I ...
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... letters are in my possession , from a Mr. E. A. Rendall to my father , written in 1812 and 1813 , relating to the affair . They are dated from Bloomsbury Square , and are exceedingly long and verbose , so that it is hardly possible to ...
... letters are in my possession , from a Mr. E. A. Rendall to my father , written in 1812 and 1813 , relating to the affair . They are dated from Bloomsbury Square , and are exceedingly long and verbose , so that it is hardly possible to ...
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... letter must consist of a single sheet , any separate piece of paper either enclosed or outside constituting it a double letter with double postage . Almost every letter , therefore , was sealed , and many of them had either coats - of ...
... letter must consist of a single sheet , any separate piece of paper either enclosed or outside constituting it a double letter with double postage . Almost every letter , therefore , was sealed , and many of them had either coats - of ...
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... letters . The seal itself would be perfectly reproduced with the glossy surface of the original , and when still more hardened by thorough drying , would make a beautiful impression in sealing - wax . In this way we used to get quite a ...
... letters . The seal itself would be perfectly reproduced with the glossy surface of the original , and when still more hardened by thorough drying , would make a beautiful impression in sealing - wax . In this way we used to get quite a ...
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