The Novels and Miscellaneous Works of Daniel De Foe: The fortunate mistress ... Roxana. The life and adventures of Mrs. Christian Davies ... called Mother Ross. 1855 |
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| Title | The Novels and Miscellaneous Works of Daniel De Foe: The fortunate mistress ... Roxana. The life and adventures of Mrs. Christian Davies ... called Mother Ross. 1855 Bohn's British Classics Volume 4 of The Novels and Miscellaneous Works of Daniel De Foe, Daniel Defoe |
| Author | Daniel Defoe |
| Publisher | Henry G. Bohn, 1855 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 8 Jan 2007 |
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