Letter : [London], to [Hannah More], 1787 Jan. 1.

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Letter : [London], to [Hannah More], 1787 Jan. 1.

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A very flattering ALS, which accompanied a copy of his Postscript to the Royal and Noble Authors (London, 1796), in which Walpole compares her to Christine de Pisan.

1 item ([2] p.) ; 20 cm.

Yale University, Lewis Walpole Library

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