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| Title | An Extract of Miss Mary Gilbert's Journal, Volume 1 An extract of miss Mary Gilbert's journal, Mary Gilbert |
| Author | Mary Gilbert |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | J. Harvie, 1768 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 21 Aug 2006 |
| Length | 62 pages |
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