Quarry for Romola : notebook, [1861-1862].

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Quarry for Romola : notebook, [1861-1862].

Ms. notebook containing notes concerning Savonarola and Florence, which Eliot compiled in 1861 in preparation for the writing of "Romola."

1 v. ; 21 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7607593

Princeton University Library

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