The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 2Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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Page 406
... London . He was , he soon found , passionately fond of metropolitan culture , gregarious , high - spirited , sensual , and attractive to women ; and London offered just the combination of gross and refined plea- sures that seemed to ...
... London . He was , he soon found , passionately fond of metropolitan culture , gregarious , high - spirited , sensual , and attractive to women ; and London offered just the combination of gross and refined plea- sures that seemed to ...
Page 555
... London led to a five - year stay . In 1865 he returned to the United States , where he continued to write , act , and manage theatres until his death . His last stage appearance was on Oct. 25 , 1879 , in Boucicault's Rescued . Brougham ...
... London led to a five - year stay . In 1865 he returned to the United States , where he continued to write , act , and manage theatres until his death . His last stage appearance was on Oct. 25 , 1879 , in Boucicault's Rescued . Brougham ...
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... London By courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery , London Eng . d . June 29 , 1861 , Florence ) , English poet whose reputation rests chiefly upon her love poems , Sonnets from the Portuguese . Her husband was Robert Browning ( q.v. ) ...
... London By courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery , London Eng . d . June 29 , 1861 , Florence ) , English poet whose reputation rests chiefly upon her love poems , Sonnets from the Portuguese . Her husband was Robert Browning ( q.v. ) ...
Contents
Beckford detail from an oil painting | 107 |
John Hoppner c 1800 in the Salford | 234 |
To make the best use of the Britannica | 260 |
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