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| Title | The comprehensive history of England, from the earliest period to the suppression of the Sepoy revolt, by C. MacFarlane and T. Thomson, Volume 2 The comprehensive history of England, from the earliest period to the suppression of the Sepoy revolt, by C. MacFarlane and T. Thomson, Charles MacFarlane |
| Author | Charles MacFarlane |
| Edition | revised |
| Published | 1861 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 20 Jun 2006 |
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