Dictionary of National Biography, Volume 18Leslie Stephen Macmillan, 1889 |
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The Dictionary of National Biography: From the Earliest Times to 1900, Volume 18 Leslie Stephen,Sir Sidney Lee Visualização completa - 1922 |
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