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This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1724.
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Events from the year 1724 in Great Britain.
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References
- ↑ Southall, Humphrey; Great Britain Historical GIS Project (2009). Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain. Department of Geography. University of Portsmouth.
- ↑ Defoe, Daniel (1724–1726). Rogers, Pat (ed.). A Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain. Penguin. p. 736. ISBN 978-0140430660.
- ↑ Eaves, TC Duncan; Kimpel, Ben D. (1971). Samuel Richardson: A Biography . Oxford UP. p. 73. ISBN 978-0198124313.
