Fisher's Ghost, and Other EssaysF.W. Cheshire, 1950 - 208 pages |
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... whilst the former's new store was being built . Worrell soon took over Fisher's property on which he attempted to establish a bogus claim whilst explaining that Fisher had sailed for England in order to escape a charge of forgery which ...
... whilst the former's new store was being built . Worrell soon took over Fisher's property on which he attempted to establish a bogus claim whilst explaining that Fisher had sailed for England in order to escape a charge of forgery which ...
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... face on the stage , whilst he himself toiled to satisfy the demands of his elderly charmer . A second poem , The Vanity of Human Wishes , earned fifteen guineas . Byron said of it - " The lapse 190 SAGE OF FLEET STREET.
... face on the stage , whilst he himself toiled to satisfy the demands of his elderly charmer . A second poem , The Vanity of Human Wishes , earned fifteen guineas . Byron said of it - " The lapse 190 SAGE OF FLEET STREET.
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... whilst Port Darwin , like Port Phillip later , was missed altogether . Scott mentions the interesting detail that when Péron came to write his account in Paris during October , 1805 , he named a small island off the broken coast of the ...
... whilst Port Darwin , like Port Phillip later , was missed altogether . Scott mentions the interesting detail that when Péron came to write his account in Paris during October , 1805 , he named a small island off the broken coast of the ...
Contents
FISHERS GHOSTTWO SIDELIGHTS | 1 |
THAT WORD AGAIN | 16 |
THE ESSENTIAL MURDOCH | 33 |
Copyright | |
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