Lantern and Candlelight

ISBN-10: 0772720371
ISBN-13: 9780772720375
Category: Cant
Pages: 262
Language: English
Published: 2007
Publisher: Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies
Author: Thomas Dekker

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... Four Birds of Noah's Ark ( 1609 ) , which consists of a series of meditations in the prayerbook tradition ; The Gull's Horn - Book ( 1609 ) , a satirical book of manners focusing on the daily activities and habits of a gentleman who ...

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