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The history of Charles Jones, the footman /

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Main Author:	More, Hannah, 1745-1833
Format:	Microform Book
Language:	English
Published:	Dublin : Sold by W. Watson and Son, [between 1800 and 1899]
Series:	Opie collection of children's literature ; 007:135.
Subjects:	Jones, Charles, > footman. Chapbooks, Irish.

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