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| Título | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: And the Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Volumen5 The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: And the Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Sir Joshua Reynolds |
| Autor | James Boswell |
| Editor | Henry Morley |
| Ilustrado por | Sir Joshua Reynolds |
| Editor | G. Routledge and Sons, 1885 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Harvard |
| Digitalizado | 11 Feb. 2008 |
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