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| Title | Love's strife with the convent; or, The heiress of Strange hall, Page 153, Volume 2 Love's strife with the convent; or, The heiress of Strange hall, Edward Massey (novelist.) |
| Author | Edward Massey (novelist.) |
| Published | 1864 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 19 Jul 2006 |
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