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Embarrassments

Henry James

Publisher: Charles River Editors

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Henry James was an American born writer who spent most of his life in Britain.  Because of that James often wrote novels about Americans traveling to Europe and their encounters with Europeans.  This edition of Embarrassments includes a table of contents.
Available since: 03/22/2018.

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