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- ↑ Nicholson, Watson (1920). Anthony Aston, stroller and adventurer. South Haven, Michigan: Published by the author.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Cook, Edward Dutton (1885). "Aston, Anthony". In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography . Vol. 2. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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