First edition (UK) | |
Author | Richard Holmes |
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Subject | Autobiography, biography |
Published | 2000 |
Publisher | HarperCollins (UK) Pantheon Books (US) |
Pages | 420 |
ISBN | 0-00255-578-6 |
LC Class | PR6058.O445 Z464 2000 |
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