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Anecdotes and traditions

illustrative of early English history and literature, derived from ms. sources .

Also known as Anecdotes and traditions, illustrative of early English history and literature, derived from ms. sources

by William John Thoms, John Aubrey Nicholas L 'Estrange, John Aubrey, John Collet & Nicholas L'Estrange

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source
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Book digitized by Google from the library of Harvard University and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. xxviii, 134, 32 pages ; 23 cm Includes index Part 1 is from Harleian mss. no. 6395, "Merry passages and jests", composed by Sir Nicholas Lestrange; pt. 2, from Lansdowne ms. no. 231, by John Aubrey; pt. 3, from Additional ms. no. 3890 in British museum, by John Collet. cf. Pref pt. 1 from Harleian mss. no. 6395, "Merry passages and jests", composed by Sir Nicholas Lestrange -- pt. 2 from Lansdowne ms. no. 231, by John Aubrey -- pt. 3, from Additional ms. no. 3890 in the British Museum, by John Collet Includes bibliographical references and index

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends.

  • Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive and openlibrary-historical matched “Folklore”. Retained metadata contains “Folklore” in the subject metadata.

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illustrative of early English history and literature, derived from ms. sources .

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1839London : Printed for the Camden Society, by J.B. Nichols and Son; London, Printed for the Camden society, by J. B. Nichols and son; Printed for the Camden Society, by J.B. Nichols and SonEnglish—Public

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  • Contributing institution: Harvard University
  • Contributing institution: Internet Archive
  • Contributing institution: University of California Libraries
  • Digitization sponsor: Google
  • Digitization sponsor: MSN
  • Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
  • Open Library reports 2 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
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