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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.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1791 August 8
Call number: mssLA 915
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