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P ortrait... 10 P a in e ’s a n d Theological W orks. 1 00 Jibbon’s B irth and C h aracter o f M ahomet... 10 G ibbon’s Religious H istory o f C hristianity. Illu s........ 2 00 •lignins’ Horse S a b b a tic se ................................ 10 H iggins’ Apology for M ahom et, th e Illua. 10 Gibbon’s Birth and Character of M ahomet. 00 Reasons for Unbelief. By Louis V iardot...... 10 F a th e r Tom and the Pope a t the V atican....... 10 p - V oltaire’s Zadig, or F a t e ; a n d T he W h ite Bull, a S atirical R o m an ce............... K ------ The Sage and th e A th e ist; also T he Princess o f B a b y lo n ........................... IB — The Man o f F orty C row ns; and T he H uron, or. Pupil o f N a tu re ............ 16 -----M icrom egas; The W orld as it Goes ; P lato’s Dream ; J e a n n o t & Colin, etc. II V oltaire’s It »mances, c o n ta in in g th e above« b o tk s in one vol. 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