The ladies in Parliament, and other pieces

republished with additions and annotations by George Otto Trevelyan

Publisher: G. Bell in London

Written in English

Published: 1888 Pages: 170 Downloads: 988

Edition Notes

The Physical Object
Series	Bohn"s select library -- 20
Pagination	170 p.
Number of Pages	170
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL24175330M
OCLC/WorldCa	3259088

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