Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-02-21
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the titles Of more than fifty papers (mostly
illustratcd), by writers OF the highest merit.
Under the head of
'FOREUGN TRAVEg.,'
we have "A Winter OH the Nilc,' by General
Mcclellan; Sauntcrings About CONSTANT
nople, by Charles Dudley Warner; Ont of
My Window at Moscow, by Eugene Schuyler;
An Amer lean in Turkistan, etc Three
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!EgClEOEAS M7NTURN.'
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The scene of this latest novel is laid on the
banks Of the Hudson. The hero is young
man who has been always tied to a woman'S
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Mr.. BARNARDs articles OH various indrs-
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some Experiments in Cooperation "A
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