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Title: The Cornhill Magazine (vol. XLII, no. 251 new series, May 1917)

Author: Various


Release date: November 25, 2023 [eBook #72225]

Language: English

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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE CORNHILL MAGAZINE (VOL. XLII, NO. 251 NEW SERIES, MAY 1917) ***

[All rights, including the right of publishing Translations of Articles in this Magazine are reserved.]

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THE
CORNHILL MAGAZINE.


MAY 1917.