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1566

William Painter Clarke. The Palace of Pleasure. London: Henry Denham, 1566.

[short overview] Eine Novellensammlung, p.i Title page/ p.iii-x Dedication to Lord Ambrose, Earl of Warwick/ p.xi-xviii "Recapitulation" (Inhaltsverzeichnis)/ p.19-28 "To the Reader" (Preface)/ Fol. 1-339 (das Buch hat keine Seitenzählung) Novels 1-60. 1 Novel 1: Titus Livius Inhaltsangabe mit Notiz interessanter Passagen. Jeweils Seitenzahlen am Rand mitlaufen lassen, so daß man sich später wieder zurechtfindet...

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