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| Year | Stories |
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| 1882 | 1 |
1 story matching petrarch
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- The Battle Over Naming Baby Brown
A classic matrimonial spat from 1882 reveals the absurd lengths a Victorian couple went to avoid the common name 'Henry' for their newborn son.