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The list of ship launches in 1896 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1896.
28 February
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United Kingdom
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Barclay Curle
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Glasgow
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Cargo ship
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For
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9 March
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Sweden
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Bergsunds Shipyard
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Stockholm
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Oden-class coastal defence ship
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[1][verification needed]
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13 March
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United Kingdom
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William Gray & Company
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West Hartlepool
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Cargo ship
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For
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28 March
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United States
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William Cramp & Sons
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Iowa
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Pre-dreadnought battleship
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30 March
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United Kingdom
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Laird, Son & Co
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Birkenhead
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Mars
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Majestic-class battleship
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9 April
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United Kingdom
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Port Glasgow
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Cargo ship
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For African Steamship Company
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27 April
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France
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Arsenal de Lorient
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Lorient
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Bouvet
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Pre-dreadnought battleship
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28 April
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United Kingdom
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Pembroke Dock
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Wales
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Hannibal
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Majestic-class battleship
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30 April
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Russia
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Baltic Works
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Saint Petersburg
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Rossia
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Armored cruiser
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30 April
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United Kingdom
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William Denny & Bros Ltd
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Dumbarton
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Sussex
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Passenger ferry
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For London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
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27 May
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France
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Arsenal de Cherbourg
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Cherbourg
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Cassard[2]
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D'Assas-class cruiser
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11 June
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France
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Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée
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La Seyne
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D'Entrecasteaux[3]
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First class cruiser
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1 July
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Germany
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Kaiserliche Werft
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Wilhelmshaven
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Kaiser Friedrich III
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Kaiser Friedrich III-class battleship
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14 July
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United Kingdom
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John Brown & Company
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Clydebank, Scotland
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Electra
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Brazen-class destroyer
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14 August
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United Kingdom
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Port Glasgow
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Cargo ship
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For African Steamship Company
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2 September
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United Kingdom
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Portsmouth Dockyard
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Portsmouth
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Caesar
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Majestic-class battleship
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2 September
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France
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Arsenal de Lorient
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Lorient
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Saint Louis
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Charlemagne-class battleship
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2 September
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Russia
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Nikolayev shipyard
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Mykolaiv
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Rostislav
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Pre-dreadnought battleship
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17 September
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United Kingdom
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Chatham Dockyard
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Chatham, Kent
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Illustrious
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Majestic-class battleship
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6 October
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France
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Arsenal de Brest
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Brest
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Gaulois
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Charlemagne-class battleship
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7 October
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United Kingdom
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Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company
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Jarrow
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Bat
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Star-class destroyer
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[4]
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8 October
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France
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Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée
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La Seyne
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Catinat[5]
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Catinat-class cruiser
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8 October
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Seized by USA at Newport News, became US Govt. ship in 1917. Scrapped in 1926.[6][7]
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21 October
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United Kingdom
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Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
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Govan, Scotland
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Diadem
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Diadem-class cruiser
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17 November
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United Kingdom
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Earle's Shipbuilding
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Hull
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Dresden
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Passenger steamer
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For Great Eastern Railway[8]
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3 December
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United Kingdom
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Portsmouth Dockyard
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Portsmouth
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[9]
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Arrogant-class cruiser
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4 December
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United Kingdom
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Armstrong, Mitchell and Company
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Newcastle upon Tyne
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New Orleans
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Protected cruiser
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Laid down for Brazilian Navy, purchased by United States Navy
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5 December
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United Kingdom
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Laird, Son & Co.
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Birkenhead
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Locust
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Earnest-class destroyer
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[10]
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5 December
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United Kingdom
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Sheerness Dockyard
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Sheerness, Kent
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Proserpine[11]
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Pelorus-class cruiser
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5 December
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United States
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Bath, Maine
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Newport
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Gunboat
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5 December
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United States
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Bath, Maine
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Vicksburg
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Gunboat
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8 December
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United Kingdom
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Portsmouth Dockyard
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Portsmouth
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Gladiator
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Arrogant-class cruiser
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21 December
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United Kingdom
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Armstrong, Mitchell and Company
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Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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Pactolus[12]
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Pelorus-class cruiser
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23 December
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United States
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Crescent Shipyard
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Elizabeth, New Jersey
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Annapolis
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Gunboat
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References[]
- ^ "Oden class coast defence ships (1897-1899) - Swedish Navy (Sweden)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- ^ The Times (London), Monday, 1 June 1896, p.12
- ^ The Times (London), Wednesday, 24 June 1896, p.12
- ^ Lyon 2001, p. 78
- ^ The Times (London), Saturday, 10 October 1896, p.11
- ^ "Arcadia, Hamburg America Line".
- ^ "USN Ships--USS Arcadia (ID # 1605)". Archived from the original on 2005-04-05.
- ^ "The Great Eastern Railway Co.'s Steamer "Dresden"". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect. 1 September 1897. pp. 206–207.
- ^ The Times (London), Thursday, 3 December 1896, p.7
- ^ Lyon 2001, p. 62
- ^ The Times (London), Monday, 7 December 1896, p.12
- ^ The Times (London), Tuesday, 22 December 1896, p.8
- Lyon, David (2001) [1996]. The First Destroyers. London: Caxton Editions. ISBN 1-84067-3648.
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