Irish-born novelist, poet and playwright (1803 – 1840), author of the novel The Collegians

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Twenty illustrious Irishmen. Coloured lithograph after J. Donaghy, 18--.

The Christian physiologist. Tales illustrative of the five senses: their mechanism, uses and government; with moral and explanatory introductions. Addressed to a young friend / Edited by the author of "The Collegians' [G. Griffin].

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Gerald Griffin

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The Christian physiologist. Tales illustrative of the five senses: their mechanism, uses and government; with moral and explanatory introductions. Addressed to a young friend / Edited by the author of "The Collegians' [G. Griffin].