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... English dramatist . Best known as a writer of farcical comedies . The son of a surgeon , he became an actor , taking the name of Carton . His name is always associated with that of his wife , Katherine Compton ( 1853-1928 ) , known to ...
... English dramatist . Best known as a writer of farcical comedies . The son of a surgeon , he became an actor , taking the name of Carton . His name is always associated with that of his wife , Katherine Compton ( 1853-1928 ) , known to ...
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... English , the privations and weakness of the English army , and their eventual brilliant victory over the French at Agincourt . Henry secures the succession of the throne of France to his son and the hand of the French princess ...
... English , the privations and weakness of the English army , and their eventual brilliant victory over the French at Agincourt . Henry secures the succession of the throne of France to his son and the hand of the French princess ...
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... English . John Galsworthy ( English ) . Drama . 3 acts . 1924 . Sylvanus Heythorp , although he is over eighty and confined to a wheel chair , still wields almighty power over the creditors and stockholders of the Island Navigation Co ...
... English . John Galsworthy ( English ) . Drama . 3 acts . 1924 . Sylvanus Heythorp , although he is over eighty and confined to a wheel chair , still wields almighty power over the creditors and stockholders of the Island Navigation Co ...
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CONTENTS | xi |
Preface George Freedley | xii |
Acoustics 2343 | 24 |
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