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Profit and Loss: A Tale of Modern Life, for
Young People. By Mrs. Emma Raymond Pitman, Authoress of “Vestina’s Martyrdom,” “Margaret Mervyn’s Cross,” “Olive Chauncey’s Trust,” &c., &c.
“This is evidently a tale in favour of Sunday-schools, but written with a freshness, a vivacity, and truthfulness, which must render it eminently calculated for usefulness, and must touch every heart.”—Literary World.
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