Londoner's Post: Letters to Gog and MagogHutchinson, 1952 - 174 pages |
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... became Bishop of Lichfield . His father , the Reverend Thomas Butler , was Rector of Langar , in Nottinghamshire , and became a Canon of Lincoln Cathedral . Samuel Butler himself was intended for the Church . But , when he was born ...
... became Bishop of Lichfield . His father , the Reverend Thomas Butler , was Rector of Langar , in Nottinghamshire , and became a Canon of Lincoln Cathedral . Samuel Butler himself was intended for the Church . But , when he was born ...
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... became Foreign Correspondent to The Times and a successful barrister , an active propagandist for several good causes , and one of the founders of University College . Since he could not pretend , in his sagacious modesty , to be the ...
... became Foreign Correspondent to The Times and a successful barrister , an active propagandist for several good causes , and one of the founders of University College . Since he could not pretend , in his sagacious modesty , to be the ...
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... became the melancholy , slightly bitter man who wrote Rudin , Virgin Soil , and Fathers and Children . His two years ' exile to Orel was followed by voluntary perpetual exile from Russia . Though his novels still described the Russian ...
... became the melancholy , slightly bitter man who wrote Rudin , Virgin Soil , and Fathers and Children . His two years ' exile to Orel was followed by voluntary perpetual exile from Russia . Though his novels still described the Russian ...
Contents
WHY READ THE CLASSICS? Page | 9 |
DICKENS AND THACKERAY AT CHRISTMAS | 15 |
MARY RUSSELL MITFORD | 21 |
Copyright | |
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