The Forger (Wallace novel)

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The Forger
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First edition
Author Edgar Wallace
Country United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreCrime
Publisher Hodder and Stoughton
Publication date
1927
Media typePrint

The Forger is a 1927 crime novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace.

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References

  1. Bergfelder p.254

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