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notice; several short contributions were discovered, among them the treatment of Cumberland in Calisch, “The Jew in English Literature” (Richmond, 1909) pp. 22, 107–8, 121; Levy, “Jewish Characters in Fiction” (Philadelphia, 1911) pp. 37–41; Philipson, “The Jew in English Fiction” (Cincinnati, 1889) pp. 54–69. My articles on “Richard Cumberland, Critic and Friend of the Jews” were published in the English section of the “Jewish Daily News” in July and August, and were reprinted in the “Jewish Gazette,” from July to September, 1919. Through the kindness of the “Jewish Daily News” I am enabled to prepare these essays in book form. Shortly before their final examination, my attention was called to an important essay on Cumberland, by Louis Zanegwill, brother of the celebrated Israel Zangwill, entitled: “Richard Cumberland Centenary Memorial Paper.” It was read before the Jewish Historical Society of England, July 19, 1911, and was published in its “Transactions,” London, 1915, pp. 146-179. The major portion of the article is

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