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Brotherton Collection2733
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Letters Database305
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Wodehouse, Sir Philip580
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Translations

1865-1875

Translations of poetry and prose by (Mary) Sabilla Novello, who was fluent in Italian, French and German.

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Translations

Jebb, Sir Richard Claverhouse (1841-1905); Jackson, Henry (1839-1921); Currey, W E

1878

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Translations

Jebb, Sir Richard Claverhouse (1841-1905); Jackson, Henry (1839-1921); Currey, W E

1878

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Jebb, Sir Richard Claverhouse (1841-1905); Jackson, Henry; Currey, W E

1885

Advertisements on 32 pages at the end.

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Jebb, Sir Richard Claverhouse (1841-1905); Jackson, H J; Currey, W E

1885

Greek verse into English -- Greek prose into English -- Latin verse into English -- Latin prose into English -- English verse into Greek -- English prose into Greek -- English and Greek verse into Lat...

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Title: Translation

Author: Anonymous

Date(s): 175- or 176- ?

Manuscript: Lt 99

Contents: A translation of preceding Latin lines, humorously suggesting that a reason to drink can always be found.

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Jebb, Sir Richard Claverhouse (1841-1905); Jackson, Henry (1839-1921); Currey, W E

1886

Advertisements on 16 pages at the end.

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Thucydides. a translation

Thucydides; Sykes, G F H

[1889]

20 p. of advertisements at the end.

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Thucydides. a translation

Thucydides; Stout, J F; Plaistowe, F G

[1891]

1 p. of advertisements at the beginning and 16 p. at the end.

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Hellenica. a translation

Xenophon; Allcroft, A H (1865-1929); Young, A Waugh

[1894]

Advertisements on 1 p. at the beginning and 16 p. at the end.

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Title: A kind of translation

Author: Wodehouse, Sir Philip

Date(s): 166- or 167-?

Manuscript: Lt 40

Contents: Meditation on the state of nature and humanity, questioning the determining roles of the gods; translation of the opening of Claudian, 'In rufinum', I; with some revisions or corrections

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