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CATALOGUE OF LIVING AUTHORS.

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ABERCROMBIE, John. This gentleman has written two or three pieces upon the subject of gardening, which have received the applause of those whom they concern.

Abingdon, earl of. See Bertie.

Adam, Robert and James. These brothers have become known for their successful application to the science of architecture, their invention of a particular species of stucco, and their laying out and constructing certain buildings in London by the side of the Thames, known by the appel-

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