The Life of St. Katharine of Alexandria

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by  John Capgrave, Carl Horstmann (ed.)

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The Life of
St. Katharine of Alexandria.
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PRIOR OF THE AUSTIN FRIARY AT LYNN, NORFOLK,
AND PROVINCIAL OF HIS ORDER.
EDITED BY
CARL HORSTMANN,
WITH FOREWORDS BY
F. J. FURNIVALL,
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AND OF LONG IN SHAKSPERE'S.
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