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Folle Farine.
Idalia: A Romance.
Chandos: A Novel.
Under Two Flags.
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Pascarèl: Only a Story.
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Puck: His Vicissitudes, Adventures &c.
A Dog of Flanders, and other Stories.
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Two Little Wooden Shoes.
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