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Famous Books by Famous Authors (2)
Topic: Reprinted classics of literature
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Publish Dates: 1896-1900
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Volumes: 100+
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Formats: 2
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Title:
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Author:
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Year:
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1
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Adam Bede
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George Eliot
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2
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Abbe Constantin
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Ludevic Halevy
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3
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Alhambra
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Washington Irving
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4
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Man Who Laughs
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Victor Hugo
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5
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Cloister and the Hearth
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Charles Reade
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6
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Child’s History of England
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Charles Dickens
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7
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Creasy's Fifteen Decisive Battles
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Edward Creasy
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8
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David Copperfield
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Charles Dickens
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9
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Daniel Deronda
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George Eliot
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10
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Emerson's Essays
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
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11
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French Revolution
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Thomas Carlyle
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12
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Forty-Five Guardsmen
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Alexandre Dumas
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13
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First Violin
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Jessie Fothergill
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14
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Frederick the Great and His Court
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L. Muhlbach
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15
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Hunchback of Notre Dame
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Victor Hugo
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16
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Hypatia
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Charles Kingsley
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17
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History of Civilization of Europe
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M. Guizot
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18
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Holy Roman Empire
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James Bryce
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19
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Ivanhoe
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Walter Scott
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20
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Kenilworth
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Walter Scott
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21
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Last Days of Pompeii
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Edward Bulwer Lytton
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22
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Lucile
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Owen Meredith
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23
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Lorna Doone
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R. D. Blackmore
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24
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Little Minister
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J. M. Barrie
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25
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Newcomes
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William Thackeray
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26
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Ninety-Three
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Victor Hugo
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27
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On the Heights
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Berthold Auerbach
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28
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One Thousand Miles up the Nile
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Amelia B. Edwards
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29
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Pendennis
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William Thackeray
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30
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Pickwick Papers
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Charles Dickens
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31
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Pilgrim's Progress
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John Bunyan
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32
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Romola
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George Eliot
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33
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Rienzi
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Edward Bulwer Lytton
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34
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Sketch Book
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Washington Irving
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35
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Man with the Iron Mask
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Alexandre Dumas
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36
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Three Musketeers
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Alexandre Dumas
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37
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Twenty Years After
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Alexandre Dumas
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38
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Thelma
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Marie Corelli
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39
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Tales from Shakespeare
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Charles and Mary Lamb
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40
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Tale of Two Cities
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Charles Dickens
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41
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Origin of Species
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Charles Darwin
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42
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
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43
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Vanity Fair
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William Thackeray
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44
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Waverly
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Walter Scott
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45
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Westward Ho!
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Charles Kingsley
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46
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Wide, Wide World
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Susan Warner
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47
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Zenobia
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William Ware
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48
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Makers of Florence
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Mrs. Oliphant
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49
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Makers of Venice
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Mrs. Oliphant
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50
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Royal Edinburgh
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Mrs. Oliphant
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51
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Faust
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Johann Goethe
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52
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Yesterday, To-day, and Forever
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Edward Henry Bickersteth
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53
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Deemster
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Hall Caine
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54
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Jane Eyre
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Charlotte Bronte
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55
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John Halifax
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Miss Mulock
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56
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Lamplighter
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Maria S. Cummins
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57
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Not LIke Other Girls
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Rosa N. Carey
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58
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Pride and Prejudice
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Jane Austen
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59
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Romance of Two Worlds
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Marie Corelli
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60
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Shadow of a Crime
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Hall Caine
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61
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Lady of the Lake
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Walter Scott
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62
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Sesame and Lilies
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John Ruskin
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63
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Company of Jehu
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Alexandre Dumas
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64
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Last Vendee
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Alexandre Dumas
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65
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First Republic
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Alexandre Dumas
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66
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Last Days of Pompeii
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Edward Bulwer Lytton
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67
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Life of Christ
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Canon Farrar
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1898:
Deleted titles # 6, 12,19, 21, 41, 65
New titles:
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Last of the Barons
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Bulwer Lytton
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Henry Esmond
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William Makepeace Thackeray
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Taking the Bastile
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Alexandre Dumas
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Page of the Duke of Savoy
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Alexandre Dumas
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Knickerbocker History of New York
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Washington Irving
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Louise de la Valliere
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Alexandre Dumas
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Queen's Necklace
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Alexandre Dumas
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Marguerite de Valois
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Alexandre Dumas
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Rob Roy
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Walter Scott
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Regent's Daughter
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Alexandre Dumas
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Vicomte de Bragelonne
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Alexandre Dumas
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Chevalier d'Harmental
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Alexandre Dumas
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Scottish Chiefs
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Jane Porter
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Chevalier de Maison Rouge
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Alexandre Dumas
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Egyptian Princess
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George Ebers
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Two Dianas
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Alexandre Dumas
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Reign of Terror
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G. A. Henty
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1899:
Deleted titles: #5, 9, 10, 11 13, 18, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 31,
32,42, 43, 45, 47-50, 56, 66, 67
New title:
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Micah Clark
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Arthur Conan Doyle
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1900:
In 1900 the last year of the half calf editions of this series the
list was changed:
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Title:
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Author:
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Year:
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1
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Pilgrim's Progress
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John Bunyan
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2
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Last of the Barons
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Bulwer Lytton
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3
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Henry Esmond
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William Makepeace Thackeray
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4
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Page of the Duke of Savoy
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Alexandre Dumas
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5
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Ninety-Three
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Victor Hugo
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6
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Forty-Five Guardsmen
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Alexandre Dumas
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7
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Regent's Daughter
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Alexandre Dumas
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8
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Vicomte de Bragelonne
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Alexandre Dumas
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9
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Chevalier d'Harmental
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Alexandre Dumas
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10
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Louise de la Valliere
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Alexandre Dumas
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11
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Queen's Necklace
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Alexandre Dumas
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12
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Yesterday, To-day, and Forever
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Edward Henry Bickersteth
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13
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Not Like Other Girls
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Rosa N. Carey
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14
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Pride and Prejudice
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Jane Austen
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15
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Romance of Two Worlds
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Marie Corelli
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16
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Shadow of a Crime
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Hall Caine
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17
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Sesame and Lilies
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John Ruskin
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18
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Company of Jehu
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Alexandre Dumas
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19
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Last Vendee
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Alexandre Dumas
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20
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Marguerite de Valois
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Alexandre Dumas
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21
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Rob Roy
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Walter Scott
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22
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Micah Clark
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Arthur Conan Doyle
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23
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Waverly
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Walter Scott
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24
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Tale of Two Cities
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Charles Dickens
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25
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Scottish Chiefs
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Jane Porter
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26
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Chevalier de Maison Rouge
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Alexandre Dumas
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27
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Egyptian Princess
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George Ebers
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28
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Two Dianas
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Alexandre Dumas
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29
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Reign of Terror
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G. A. Henty
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30
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Alhambra
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Washington Irving
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31
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Kenilworth
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Walter Scott
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32
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Man Who Laughs
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Victor Hugo
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33
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Zenobia
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William Ware
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34
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Holy Roman Empire
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James Bryce
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35
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Lamplighter
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Maria S. Cummins
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36
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Taking the Bastile
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Alexandre Dumas
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Format 1: Holiday Edition 1896-1897
Cloth. Half vellum. Constant decorative pattern on the
left with various floral designs on the right half of the
cover. Gilt top. 7.75 x 5.5. Boxed.
Format 2: 1896-1900
Half English calf. Gilt top. Boxed.
Series Notes:
1. Volumes #1-50 were published in 1896.
2. In 1897 numerous books were deleted and a number were
added. Books #51-67 were added. The following numbers were
also included in the series:
1,8,10,13,15,16,22-24,27,28,30-32,36-39,42,43,46-50.
3. Thus in 1897 there were 45 volumes in this series.
4. Beginning in 1898 the Half Calf booklist changed. The
list was different in 1899 as well as 1900. The Holiday
edition was not published in 1898, 1899 or 1900.
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Format 1- Holiday Edition
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Format 2- Half Calf Edition
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