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“Infinite riches in a little room.”
—Marlowe.
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Personal Reminiscences of Famous Poets and Novelists, Wits and
Humorists, Artists, Actors, Musicians, and the like.
EDITED BY
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The volumes already issued have insured the Bric-a-Brac Series wide and permanent
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PERSONAL REMINISCENCES OF LAMB, HAZLITT, AND OTHERS.
PERSONAL REMINISCENCES BY O'KEEFFE, KELLY, AND
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PERSONAL REMINISCENCES BY CORNELIA KNIGHT AND
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THE GREVILLE MEMOIRS: A Journal of the Reigns of Kings
George the Fourth and William the Fourth.
PERSONAL REMINISCENCES BY BARHAM, HARNESS, AND
HODDER.
PROSPER MÉRIMÉE'S LETTERS TO AN INCOGNITA; WITH
RECOLLECTIONS BY LAMARTINE AND GEORGE SAND.
ANECDOTE BIOGRAPHIES OF THACKERAY AND DICKENS.
PERSONAL REMINISCENCES BY CHORLEY, PLANCHÉ, AND
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Ancient history from the Monuments.
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A TIMELY AND VALUABLE SERIES
FOR THE
Biblical Student and for the General Reader.
From the Egyptian, Assyrian, and Persian monuments and tablets archæologists
have, during the past few years, derived a mass of illustration and evidence on the
manners, customs, languages, and literature of the ancient peoples at whose history we
have glimpses in the Old Testament. This knowledge is of the greatest interest to the
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Occasional illustrations give all necessary clearness and precision to the text. To the
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EGYPT.
From the Earliest Times to B. C. 300.
By S. BIRCH, LL.D.
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ASSYRIA.
From the Earliest Times to the Fall
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By GEORGE SMITH,
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British Museum; author of “Assyrian
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PERSIA.
From the Earliest Period to the
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“Hand-book of Antiquities in
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BABYLONIA.
By GEORGE SMITH.
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