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Author | Florence L. Barclay |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | Novel |
Publisher | G.P. Putnam's Sons |
Publication date | 1909 |
Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
Pages | 390 pp |
ISBN | 0-9711998-7-6 (2002 edition) |
OCLC | 68189571 |
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