Memoirs of a Certain Island Adjacent to the Kingdom of Utopia, Volume 1A two-volume scandal chronicle detailing various early 18th-century gossip and scandals in Great Britain relating to the South Sea Bubble in 1720 and its aftermath. Includes a key section at the end of both volumes. |
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