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Twin Brother
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The secret millionaire
The public philanthropist
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A letter from the Alps
At the seaside
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Her world
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Adopted children
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Twin Brother
Philanthropy
The secret millionaire
The public philanthropist
The John Rylands Library
Collecting
Books
Art
The mystery of the commission
Travels
In the mountains
A letter from the Alps
At the seaside
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South Africa
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South Africa
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RYL/1/5/3
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In 1898 she bought two farms in South Africa for her adopted son, Arthur Forbes. He lived there until his death in 1952.
Date - Interval
1898 – 1898
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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