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Letters from Madeira in 1834

Name: Letters from Madeira in 1834
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ISBN: 9781166578534

With an appendix on the history, climate and wines of the island

by John Driver · 1838 edition

John Driver’s first-hand letters from 1830s Madeira, with an appendix on the island’s history, climate and wine trade — a vivid early-19th-century portrait.

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Author: John Driver
Edition year: 1838
Publisher: Reprint editions
Language: English
ISBN-13: 9781166578534

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