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| Título | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 4 The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, James Boswell |
| Autor | James Boswell |
| Editora | G. Bell and sons, 1889 |
| Original de | Universidade de Harvard |
| Digitalizado | 10 Nov 2007 |
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