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nr,s Illustrated sketches md Tales.


Ar,lur,s Illustrated Sketches and Tales.
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Ii. SKETCHEs or LIFE AND cHARsAC,T' I. ei BY
r S. ARTHUR. Philadelphs J. W Braaity, 'Eo
/ The great and welldeserved popularity of
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Mr.. Arthur gives a modest account Of his carly
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II. The collection of Sketches and Stories con
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