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Gentleman Cadet ( The ) : His CAREER AND ADVENTURES AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY , WOOLWICH . By LIEUT . - COLONEL DRAYSON . Gerald and Harry , or THE BOYS IN THE NORTH . By EMILIA MARRYAT NORRIS . Hair - Breadth Escapes , or THE ADVENTURES OF ...
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Gentleman Cadet ( The ) : His CAREER AND ADVENTURES AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY , WOOLWICH . By LIEUT . - COLONEL DRAYSON . Gerald and Harry , or THE BOYS IN THE NORTH . By EMILIA MARRYAT NORRIS . Hair - Breadth Escapes , or THE ADVENTURES OF ...
Gentleman Cadet ( The ) : His CAREER AND ADVENTURES AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY , WOOLWICH . By LIEUT . - COLONEL DRAYSON . Gerald and Harry , or THE BOYS IN THE NORTH . By EMILIA MARRYAT NORRIS . Hair - Breadth Escapes , or THE ADVENTURES OF ...
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| Title | 'Buttons', by Ascott R. Hope |
| Author | Ascott Robert Hope Moncrieff |
| Published | 1879 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 24 Jul 2006 |
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