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The Count of Monte-Cristo (2 vols.). ALEXANDRE DUMAS.
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Scenes of Clerical Life. GEORGE ELIOT.
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Wild Wales. GEORGE BORROW.
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Toilers of the Sea. VICTOR HUGO.
The Laughing Man. VICTOR HUGO.
Les Miserables (2 Vols.). VICTOR HUGO.
'Ninety-Three. VICTOR HUGO.
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