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THE MODERN BRITISH PLUTARCH;

or, LIVES OF MEN DISTINGUISHED IN THE RECENT HISTORY OF
OUR COUNTRY FOR THEIR TALENTS, VIRTUES, AND ACHIEVE-
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MISS M. FRASER TYTLER.

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The Star of the Court;

OR, THE

MAID OF HONOUR AND QUEEN OF ENGLAND, Anne Boleyn.

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BY MISS BUNBURY,

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