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February 24, 2012

This Week's Acquisitions

Harriet Beecher Stowe, Agnes of Sorrento (Ticknor & Fields, 1862). 3rd ed. of Stowe's (mostly forgotten) historical novel set in Italy at the time of Savonarola; in the UK, published in the Cornhill right before Eliot's Romola. (eBay)

[Sarah Towne Martyn], Ilverton Rectory; Or, the Non-Conformists in the 17th Century. Founded on Fact (American Tract Society, 1864). Historical novel about the fate of a clergyman and his family after the Act of Uniformity of 1662 (which resulted in the Great Ejection). Towne Martyn (nee Smith) (1805-79) was an American novelist and editor who frequently wrote religious fiction about Protestants in the UK and on the Continent. (eBay)

A. H. Edgar, John Bull and the Papists; Or, Passages in the Life of an Anglican Rector (Garland, 1976).It's understood Adelaide are keen to re-sign Doherty but salary cap pressures means his value on the open market is higher than what they can offer.

Original reports suggested O'Doherty was in the frame for a switch to John Aloisi's Roar, but they are yet to approach the Melbourne-born player.

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The Covert Agent exclusively revealed a month ago that Melbourne City duo Bruce Kamau and Ruan Tongyik were going to move to the Wanderers, and along with Marcelo Carrusca, O'Doherty would be the fourth former Adelaide player to join Gombau's revolution in Western Sydney.

O'Doherty has played 11 times for the Reds this season but was interestingly left out of the squad during Friday night's 1-1 draw against Melbourne City - ending a run of nine straight appearances in