The Town: Its Memorable Characters and EventsOxford University Press, 1907 - 527 pages |
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Page 115
... lived in it ( vide Fortunes of Nigel , Vol . ii . ) , puts these people in action , with a spirit beyond any- thing that Shadwell could have done , even though the dramatist had a bit of the Alsatian in himself - at least as far as ...
... lived in it ( vide Fortunes of Nigel , Vol . ii . ) , puts these people in action , with a spirit beyond any- thing that Shadwell could have done , even though the dramatist had a bit of the Alsatian in himself - at least as far as ...
Page 266
... lived in this street . We mention them together because they were neighbours , and there is a pleasant anecdote of them in conjunction . The author of a book lately published describes their neighbourhood as being in Bow Street ; but ...
... lived in this street . We mention them together because they were neighbours , and there is a pleasant anecdote of them in conjunction . The author of a book lately published describes their neighbourhood as being in Bow Street ; but ...
Page 406
... lived a mysterious lady , who will remind the reader of the Catholic lady in The Fortunes of Nigel . In the month of March 1720 ' , says Mr. Malcolm , ' an unknown lady died at her lodgings in James Street , Covent Garden . She is ...
... lived a mysterious lady , who will remind the reader of the Catholic lady in The Fortunes of Nigel . In the month of March 1720 ' , says Mr. Malcolm , ' an unknown lady died at her lodgings in James Street , Covent Garden . She is ...
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