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A Little Girl in Old Quebec - cover

A Little Girl in Old Quebec

Amanda M. Douglas

Publisher: Krill Press

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Summary

Amanda Minnie Douglas was an American writer of adult and juvenile fiction. She was probably best remembered by young readers of her day for the Little Girl and   Helen Grant series published over the decades flanking the turn of the   twentieth century.
Available since: 02/26/2016.

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