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Title: Mary Russell Mitford

The tragedy of a blue stocking

Author: William James Roberts

Release date: November 4, 2023 [eBook #72028]

Language: English

Original publication: London: Andrew Melrose, 1913

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Handwriting on frontispiece and images on pages 62, 260, 300, and 386 appears to be original to the images, and has been retained in captions.

Footnote anchors are denoted by [number], and the footnotes have been placed at the end of the chapter.

Original cover has the title “The Life and Friendships of Mary Russell Mitford”, which did not reflect the title on the titlepage. The new original cover art included with this eBook is granted to the public domain.

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