mounting to crime, of a man of genius
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TWILIGHT IN AN UNINHABITED HOUSE.
OF A FINE OLD ENGLISH MERCHANT.
FATHER AND SON.
A GENTLEMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL.
A GHOST STORY.
CHARLES LAMB.
SIR FRANCIS BARING.
ON LEAVING AN OLD FAMILY HOUSE.
LONE HEATHS AND HIGHWAYMEN.
ON THE SACRED AFFECTIONS.
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THE EMPEROR ALEXANDER.
THE EVELYNS OF WOTTON.
FABIAN'S DILEMMA.
CLAREMONT AND THE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE.
THE FATHER OF A FAMILY.

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THE YEAR NINE.

A Tale of the Tyrol.

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pathos."--_Morning Herald._

"Sweet 'Mary Powell' exchanges her lute for a cymbal, clanging with
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conversations, and beneficial influence, form the staple of the book--
his character is well drawn."--_English Churchman._

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