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Byron's narrative of the loss of the Wager;

John Byron · 1832 · Scanned text · Free in the US

45,601 words · about 3 h 12 min to read

Period artwork: Interior of the Bodleian Library, 1845
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Author
John Byron
Language
English
Published
1832
Length
45,601 words · about 3 h 12 min
Sections
4 reader sections
Text
Scanned text, read from page scans by OCR; may contain errors
Rights
Public domain in the United States

 

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Front matter

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University of California • Berkeley

I. Turner's Southern Coast Of England

2 VOlS. 4tO.

H. L. and Co. having purchased the whole of the remaining stock and copper-plates of this valuable Work, a few complete Sets are offered for sale at a reduced price. The large paper copies are all disposed of, and Gentlemen desirous of completing their Sets, either large or small paper, are earnestly solicited to do so without delay, as some of the Numbers are nearly out of print.

II. Provincial Antiquities Of Scotland

With Descriptions by Sir Walter Scott, Bart., in 2 vols. 4to. This splendid Work is now offered at the reduced price of 41. 4s., originally published at 8/. 8s.

III. Views On The Rhone, And In The South Of France

Engraved from Drawings by John Hughes, Esq. Oriel College, Oxford. Imperial 4to, 24 Plates, with Descriptions. Proofs on India Paper, 2l. 2s., of which only 100 copies have been printed. This Work corresponds in size and beauty with those of Switzerland, Germany, the Rhine, &c. For a notice of this Work, see Sir Walter Scott's Introduction to Quentin Durward, pages 41 and 42.

IV

Dedicated, by permission, to H. R. H. the Duchess of Kent,

THE PYRENEES.

A Series of highly-finished Engravings of the most beautiful and Picturesque Views in the PYRENEES : including the watering places famous for their mineral springs, and the most remarkable spots distinguished by the retreat of the French army during the Peninsular War . The Work will be published in Numbers, not to exceed Twelve. The Drawings will be executed by the first Masters, from original Sketches taken on the spot. To be engraved by William and Edward Finden.

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THE CLUBBIST,

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THE NEW COAT,

From Voltaire's " Tales."

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A PORTRAIT OF THOMAS TELFORD, Esq.,

F.R.S.L. and E., President of the Institution of Civil Engineers.

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