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Personation; or, Fairly Taken In

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Description: A one act afterpiece with prologue and epilogue. Manuscript copy. Has just two characters Lord Henry and Lady Julia.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1805 April 16
Call number: mssLA 1447
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