ch. VIII. Letters concerning a romance of 1822 ; ch. IX. Letters concerning a young wife, 1823-1826 ; ch. X. Letters concerning life under three sovereigns, 1826-1841 ; ch. XI. Letters concerning an early Victorian family, 1842-1847 ; ch. XII. Letters concerning the visits of Lady Elizabeth, 1848-1853 ; ch. XIII. Letters concerning the last years of Lady Elizabeth, 1853-1873 ; IndexJ. Lane, 1913 |
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