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THE RUSSIANS IN CENTRAL ASIA. A Critical Examination, down to the present time, of the Geography and History of Central Asia. By Baron F. Von Hellwald, Member of the Geographical Societies of Paris, Geneva, Vienna, &c., &c. Translated by Lieut.-Col. Theodore Wirgman, LL.B., late 6th Inniskilling Dragoons; formerly of the Austrian Service; Translator into English verse of Schiller’s “Wallenstein’s Camp.” [Nearly ready.
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THE RELIGIOUS HISTORY OF IRELAND: Primitive, Papal, and Protestant; including the Evangelical Missions, Catholic Agitations, and Church Progress of the last half century. By James Godkin, Author of “Ireland, her Churches,” &c. 1 vol. 8vo. Price 12s.
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