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Virginia of Porte Crsyon and
his Cousins Illustrated by Twenty-Five engravings.
Napoleon Bonaparte. BY John 5. Abbott Illustrated
by eight engravings 9 -8
The Alligator. Illustrated by eleven engravings.
san Juan de Nicaragua. Illustrated by eight en-
cravings.
Illustrations, by Doyle. Chapter xxxlx. Among tho
Painters Chapter XL Returns from Rome to Pail Mall
Chapter Kill An Old Story
Z Russian "Reminiscences & ~
Loss and Gain; a. Tale Of Lynn. ~ H'- IL
Sick Body Sick Brain. ,as.3 .n
What do Young Men Marry. -a4& tiI4R ttt. I'll
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Monthly Record Of Current Events.
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