"28 MACMILLAN'S CATALOGUE. 



Yonge (Charlotte M.) continued. 



two countries were contemporary. A skeleton narrative has been constructed 

 of the chief transactions in either co^^ntry, placing a column between for 

 what affected both alike, by which means it is hoped that young people may 

 be assisted in grasping the mutual relation of events. 



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Young (Julian Charles, M.A.) A MEMOIR OF 



CHARLES MAYNE YOUNG, Tragedian, with Extracts 

 from his Son's Journal. By JULIAN CHARLES YOUNG, M.A. 

 Rector of Ilmington. With Portraits and Sketches. New and 

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