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    On melancholy

    By Robert Burton

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    About this ebook

    Journey through the subject of melancholia in this easily accessible volume, touching on topics from love and sex to religion and geography. A new volume to add to Hesperus's unique and bestselling 'On' series.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHesperus Press Ltd.
    Release dateNov 8, 2013
    ISBN9781780942186
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