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The Burtons were their own printers and their own publishers, and they made between September, 1885, and November,
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Among the friends of the Burtons was the Princess of Thurn and
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Then followed a holiday in Scotland, where the Burtons were the guests of Mr. (now Sir) Alexander Baird of Urie.
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Among the friends of the Burtons was the Princess of Thurn and Taxis, who with her husband became one of Letchford's best patrons.
The Life of Sir Richard Burton Wright, Thomas, 1859-1936 1906
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Then followed a holiday in Scotland, where the Burtons were the guests of Mr. (now Sir) Alexander Baird of Urie.
The Life of Sir Richard Burton Wright, Thomas, 1859-1936 1906
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Among the friends of the Burtons was the Princess of Thurn and
The Life of Sir Richard Burton Thomas Wright 1897
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Then followed a holiday in Scotland, where the Burtons were the guests of Mr. (now Sir) Alexander Baird of Urie.
The Life of Sir Richard Burton Thomas Wright 1897
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The Burtons were their own printers and their own publishers, and they made between September, 1885, and November, 1888, sixteen thousand guineas, six thousand of which went towards the expenses of publishing and ten thousand guineas into their own pockets.
The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton Volume II W. H. Wilkins 1882
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So I suppose the choice of moving the story to India, to the family of the part-German Burtons, was the consequence of that family history.
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I had never heard of them untill I came across them in Tony Burtons book.
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