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THE LOVE-LETTERS OF VICTOR HUGO. The Love.Letters of Victor Hugo. (Harper and Brothers. 10a. 6d.) —These are the love-letters of a very young man. Victor Hugo fell in love with......

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The Evolution Of The English Bible.

Tie Evolution of the English Bible : an Historical Sketch of the Suc cessive Versions from 1382 to 1885. By H. W. Hoare. (John Murray. 10s. 63.)—Mr. Hoare's purpose in this......

Naples Past And Present.

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