An essay on the origin of language, based on modern researches, and especially on the works of M. Renan

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BASED ON MODERN RESEARCHES,
AND ESPECIALLY ON THE WORKS OF M. RENAN.
BY FREDERIC W. FARRAR, M.A.
LATE FELLOW OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.
LONDON:
JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET. 1860.
LONDON:
BRADBURY AND EVANS, PRINTERS, WHITEFRIARS.
RICHARD GARNETT, ESQ.,