List of titles in the Home University Library of Modern Knowledge

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The title page of the first book in the series, Parliament: Its History, Constitution and Practice by Courtenay Ilbert, 1911. Parliament book title page 1911.jpg
The title page of the first book in the series, Parliament: Its History, Constitution and Practice by Courtenay Ilbert, 1911.

This is an incomplete list of titles in the Home University Library of Modern Knowledge : (series number in brackets where known)

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