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Especial thanks to Professor Liebert of Yale University who gave me access to letters which passed between James Boswell and Francis Barber while work on the Life of Johnson was in progress . Then comes Mrs. Rowell , the Custodian of ...
Especial thanks to Professor Liebert of Yale University who gave me access to letters which passed between James Boswell and Francis Barber while work on the Life of Johnson was in progress . Then comes Mrs. Rowell , the Custodian of ...
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Dr. Sharp gave him lotion for his eyes and some money , and arranged for him to be admitted to St. Bartholomew's Hospital . He remained there for four and a half months , during which time , to quote Strong's own words , “ The gentleman ...
Dr. Sharp gave him lotion for his eyes and some money , and arranged for him to be admitted to St. Bartholomew's Hospital . He remained there for four and a half months , during which time , to quote Strong's own words , “ The gentleman ...
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They treated her with the same affection that they gave their own twins , Mary and Nathaniel . When she was thirteen Phillis began to display a talent for writing poetry in the style of Alexander Pope . It was in the summer of 1773 ...
They treated her with the same affection that they gave their own twins , Mary and Nathaniel . When she was thirteen Phillis began to display a talent for writing poetry in the style of Alexander Pope . It was in the summer of 1773 ...
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Contents
Part | 3 |
Courtesans and Blackamoors | 5 |
Bread and Liberty in Old England | 12 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Black Britannia: A History of Blacks in Britain |
| Author | Edward Scobie |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Johnson Publishing Company, 1972 |
| ISBN | 0874850568, 9780874850567 |
| Length | 316 pages |
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