The Witlings and The Woman-Hater (Broadview Literary Texts) (9781551113784) Fanny Burney, Peter Sabor, Geoffrey Sill


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Paperback: 329 pages
Publisher: Broadview Press; 1 edition (September 19, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1551113783
ISBN-13: 978-1551113784

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8.4 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
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