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The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5

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The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 by Charles Lamb. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #9365.

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