The Art of Elocution: From the Simple Articulation of the Elemental Sounds of Language, Up to the Highest Tone of Expression in Speech, Attainable by the Human Voice |
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The Art of Elocution: From the Simple Articulation of the Elemental Sounds ... George Vanderhoff No preview available - 2015 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Art of Elocution: From the Simple Articulation of the Elemental Sounds of Language, Up to the Highest Tone of Expression in Speech, Attainable by the Human Voice |
| Author | George Vandenhoff |
| Edition | 3 |
| Publisher | author, 1846 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 14 Nov 2007 |
| Length | 383 pages |
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