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| Title | Goldsmith's History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Death of George II, with a Continuation to the Present Time |
| Author | Oliver Goldsmith |
| Edition | 36 |
| Publisher | Baudry's European Library, 1844 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 21 Feb 2007 |
| Length | 510 pages |
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