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In this book Mr. Norway gives not only a highly interesting description of modern Naples, but a historical account of its antiquities and traditions.
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S. Baring Gould.THE DESERTS OF SOUTHERN FRANCE. ByS. Baring Gould.2 vols. Demy 8vo. 32s.
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