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Letters of a Peruvian Woman
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Language: en
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Goodman chronicles the story of the Republic of Letters from its earliest formation through major periods of change: the production of the Encyclopedia, the pro
Letters Written in France
Language: en
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Authors: Helen Maria Williams
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Helen Maria Williams was a poet, novelist, and radical thinker deeply immersed in the political struggles of the 1790s. Her Letters Written in France is the fir