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She Would Be a Duchess

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She Would Be a Duchess

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Description

Initially banned by the Lord Chamberlain because of its allusions to the flirtation of Miss Elizabeth Gunning with the eldest sons of the Dukes of Marlborough and Argyll. Features the adventures of Kilmainham, an Irishman in Spain.

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Date

1791 August 8

Call number

mssLA 915

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