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Annals of the Peninsular Campaigns. By Capt. Thomas
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The Story of the Campaign of Sebastopol. Written in
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Memoir of Mrs Hemans. By her Sister. With a Portrait.
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Leaders of the Reformation! Luther, Calvin, Latimer,
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History of the French Protestant Refugees. By Charles
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The Eighteen Christian Centuries. By the Rev. James
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History of France, from the Earliest Period to the Year
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